What color is #F3A399?

#F3A399 is a light, moderate red, closest to the named color Young Crab. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F3A399?

The RGB value is 243, 163, 153: 243 red, 163 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F3A399?

The complementary color is #99E9F3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F3A399?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.51:1 and white text 2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F3A399 color

#F3A399 rgb(243, 163, 153)

Shades of pink

The hex color #F3A399 is a light, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 95.3% red, 63.9% green and 60% blue (243, 163, 153).

Its hue angle is 7°, with 79% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 37% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Young Crab (#F6A09D), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.51:1).

#F3A399 color codes

HEX	`#F3A399`
RGB	`rgb(243, 163, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(95.3%, 63.9%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(7, 79%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(7, 37%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 37%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.54, 28.43, 17.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.54, 33.3, 31.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.811, 47.553, 36.37)`
Decimal	`15967129`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F3A399, 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 #F3A399	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F3A399 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.51:1	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 #F3A399 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f3a399; }
.text { color: #f3a399; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f3a399; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(243 163 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f3a399, #f3d099); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Salmon.

Questions

What color is #F3A399?: #F3A399 is a light, moderate red, closest to the named color Young Crab. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F3A399?: The RGB value is 243, 163, 153: 243 red, 163 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F3A399?: The complementary color is #99E9F3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F3A399?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.51:1 and white text 2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.