What color is #F3A8B8?

#F3A8B8 is a light, moderate red, closest to the named color Pink Blush. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F3A8B8?

The RGB value is 243, 168, 184: 243 red, 168 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F3A8B8?

The complementary color is #A8F3E3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F3A8B8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.1:1 and white text 1.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F3A8B8 color

#F3A8B8 rgb(243, 168, 184)

Shades of pink

The hex color #F3A8B8 is a light, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 95.3% red, 65.9% green and 72.2% blue (243, 168, 184).

Its hue angle is 347°, with 76% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 24% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Pink Blush (#F4ACB6), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.1:1).

#F3A8B8 color codes

HEX	`#F3A8B8`
RGB	`rgb(243, 168, 184)`
RGB percent	`rgb(95.3%, 65.9%, 72.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(347, 76%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(347, 31%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 24%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.39, 29.77, 3.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.39, 29.92, 5.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.618, 50.524, 51.95)`
Decimal	`15968440`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F3A8B8, 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 #F3A8B8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F3A8B8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.1:1	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 #F3A8B8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f3a8b8; }
.text { color: #f3a8b8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f3a8b8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(243 168 184 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f3a8b8, #f3bea8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Pink.

Questions

What color is #F3A8B8?: #F3A8B8 is a light, moderate red, closest to the named color Pink Blush. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F3A8B8?: The RGB value is 243, 168, 184: 243 red, 168 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F3A8B8?: The complementary color is #A8F3E3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F3A8B8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.1:1 and white text 1.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.