What color is #F38D97?

#F38D97 is a light, vivid red, closest to the named color Pick Your Brain. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F38D97?

The RGB value is 243, 141, 151: 243 red, 141 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F38D97?

The complementary color is #8DF3E9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F38D97?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.07:1 and white text 2.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F38D97 color

#F38D97 rgb(243, 141, 151)

Shades of pink

The hex color #F38D97 is a light, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 95.3% red, 55.3% green and 59.2% blue (243, 141, 151).

Its hue angle is 354°, with 81% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 42% magenta, 38% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Pick Your Brain (#F1919A), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.07:1).

#F38D97 color codes

HEX	`#F38D97`
RGB	`rgb(243, 141, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(95.3%, 55.3%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(354, 81%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(354, 42%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 42%, 38%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.71, 39.68, 11.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.71, 41.36, 16.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.075, 40.343, 34.317)`
Decimal	`15961495`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F38D97, 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 #F38D97	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F38D97 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.07:1	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 #F38D97 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f38d97; }
.text { color: #f38d97; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f38d97; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(243 141 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f38d97, #f3b68d); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #F38D97?: #F38D97 is a light, vivid red, closest to the named color Pick Your Brain. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F38D97?: The RGB value is 243, 141, 151: 243 red, 141 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F38D97?: The complementary color is #8DF3E9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F38D97?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.07:1 and white text 2.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.