What color is #F378B6?

#F378B6 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 #F378B6?

The RGB value is 243, 120, 182: 243 red, 120 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F378B6?

The complementary color is #78F3B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F378B6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.17:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F378B6 color

#F378B6 rgb(243, 120, 182)

Shades of pink

The hex color #F378B6 is a light, vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 95.3% red, 47.1% green and 71.4% blue (243, 120, 182).

Its hue angle is 330°, with 84% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 51% magenta, 25% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Pop That Gum (#F771B3), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.17:1).

#F378B6 color codes

HEX	`#F378B6`
RGB	`rgb(243, 120, 182)`
RGB percent	`rgb(95.3%, 47.1%, 71.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(330, 84%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(330, 51%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 51%, 25%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.42, 54, -10.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.42, 55.03, 348.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.124, 35.869, 48.425)`
Decimal	`15956150`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F378B6, 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 #F378B6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F378B6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.17:1	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 #F378B6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f378b6; }
.text { color: #f378b6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f378b6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(243 120 182 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f378b6, #f37878); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #F378B6?: #F378B6 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 #F378B6?: The RGB value is 243, 120, 182: 243 red, 120 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F378B6?: The complementary color is #78F3B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F378B6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.17:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.