What color is #F394CB?

#F394CB is a light, moderate rose, closest to the named color Pearly Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F394CB?

The RGB value is 243, 148, 203: 243 red, 148 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F394CB?

The complementary color is #94F3BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F394CB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.91:1 and white text 2.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F394CB color

#F394CB rgb(243, 148, 203)

Shades of pink

The hex color #F394CB is a light, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 95.3% red, 58% green and 79.6% blue (243, 148, 203).

Its hue angle is 325°, with 80% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 39% magenta, 16% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Pearly Pink (#EE99CC), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.91:1).

#F394CB color codes

HEX	`#F394CB`
RGB	`rgb(243, 148, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(95.3%, 58%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(325, 80%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(325, 39%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 39%, 16%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.59, 43.03, -13.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.59, 44.96, 343.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.332, 44.55, 62.015)`
Decimal	`15963339`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F394CB, 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 #F394CB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F394CB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.91:1	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 #F394CB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f394cb; }
.text { color: #f394cb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f394cb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(243 148 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f394cb, #f3949b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Carnation Pink.

Questions

What color is #F394CB?: #F394CB is a light, moderate rose, closest to the named color Pearly Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F394CB?: The RGB value is 243, 148, 203: 243 red, 148 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F394CB?: The complementary color is #94F3BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F394CB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.91:1 and white text 2.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.