What color is #F3ACA6?

#F3ACA6 is a light, moderate red, closest to the named color Calabrese. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F3ACA6?

The RGB value is 243, 172, 166: 243 red, 172 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F3ACA6?

The complementary color is #A6EDF3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F3ACA6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.26:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F3ACA6 color

#F3ACA6 rgb(243, 172, 166)

Shades of pink

The hex color #F3ACA6 is a light, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 95.3% red, 67.5% green and 65.1% blue (243, 172, 166).

Its hue angle is 5°, with 76% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 32% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Calabrese (#F4A6A3), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.26:1).

#F3ACA6 color codes

HEX	`#F3ACA6`
RGB	`rgb(243, 172, 166)`
RGB percent	`rgb(95.3%, 67.5%, 65.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(5, 76%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(5, 32%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 32%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.87, 25.25, 13.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.87, 28.64, 28.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.599, 51.317, 42.888)`
Decimal	`15969446`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F3ACA6, 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 #F3ACA6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F3ACA6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.26:1	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 #F3ACA6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f3aca6; }
.text { color: #f3aca6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f3aca6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(243 172 166 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f3aca6, #f3d3a6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Baby Pink.

Questions

What color is #F3ACA6?: #F3ACA6 is a light, moderate red, closest to the named color Calabrese. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F3ACA6?: The RGB value is 243, 172, 166: 243 red, 172 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F3ACA6?: The complementary color is #A6EDF3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F3ACA6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.26:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.