What color is #F36BAF?

#F36BAF is a light, vivid rose, closest to the named color Pop That Gum. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F36BAF?

The RGB value is 243, 107, 175: 243 red, 107 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F36BAF?

The complementary color is #6BF3AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F36BAF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.53:1 and white text 2.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F36BAF color

#F36BAF rgb(243, 107, 175)

Shades of pink

The hex color #F36BAF is a light, vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 95.3% red, 42% green and 68.6% blue (243, 107, 175).

Its hue angle is 330°, with 85% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 56% magenta, 28% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Pop That Gum (#F771B3), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.53:1).

#F36BAF color codes

HEX	`#F36BAF`
RGB	`rgb(243, 107, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(95.3%, 42%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(330, 85%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(330, 56%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 56%, 28%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.89, 59.15, -10.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.89, 60.06, 350.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.96, 32.67, 44.224)`
Decimal	`15952815`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F36BAF, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #F36BAF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F36BAF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #F36BAF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f36baf; }
.text { color: #f36baf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f36baf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(243 107 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f36baf, #f36b6b); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #F36BAF?: #F36BAF is a light, vivid rose, closest to the named color Pop That Gum. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F36BAF?: The RGB value is 243, 107, 175: 243 red, 107 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F36BAF?: The complementary color is #6BF3AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F36BAF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.53:1 and white text 2.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.