What color is #F37585?

#F37585 is a light, vivid red, closest to the named color Momo Peach. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F37585?

The RGB value is 243, 117, 133: 243 red, 117 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F37585?

The complementary color is #75F3E3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F37585?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.69:1 and white text 2.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F37585 color

#F37585 rgb(243, 117, 133)

Shades of pink

The hex color #F37585 is a light, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 95.3% red, 45.9% green and 52.2% blue (243, 117, 133).

Its hue angle is 352°, with 84% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 52% magenta, 45% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Momo Peach (#F47983), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.69:1).

#F37585 color codes

HEX	`#F37585`
RGB	`rgb(243, 117, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(95.3%, 45.9%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(352, 84%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(352, 52%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 52%, 45%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.54, 49.78, 14.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.54, 51.87, 16.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.56, 33.476, 26.143)`
Decimal	`15955333`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F37585, 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 #F37585	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F37585 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.69:1	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 #F37585 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f37585; }
.text { color: #f37585; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f37585; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(243 117 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f37585, #f3a475); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #F37585?: #F37585 is a light, vivid red, closest to the named color Momo Peach. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F37585?: The RGB value is 243, 117, 133: 243 red, 117 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F37585?: The complementary color is #75F3E3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F37585?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.69:1 and white text 2.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.