What color is #F3AEAF?

#F3AEAF is a light, moderate red, closest to the named color Deeply Embarrassed. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F3AEAF?

The RGB value is 243, 174, 175: 243 red, 174 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F3AEAF?

The complementary color is #AEF3F2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F3AEAF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.48:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F3AEAF color

#F3AEAF rgb(243, 174, 175)

Shades of pink

The hex color #F3AEAF is a light, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 95.3% red, 68.2% green and 68.6% blue (243, 174, 175).

Its hue angle is 359°, with 74% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 28% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Deeply Embarrassed (#ECB2B3), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.48:1).

#F3AEAF color codes

HEX	`#F3AEAF`
RGB	`rgb(243, 174, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(95.3%, 68.2%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(359, 74%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(359, 28%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 28%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.53, 25.36, 9.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.53, 27.11, 20.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.837, 52.425, 47.516)`
Decimal	`15969967`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F3AEAF, 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 #F3AEAF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F3AEAF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.48:1	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 #F3AEAF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f3aeaf; }
.text { color: #f3aeaf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f3aeaf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(243 174 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f3aeaf, #f3d0ae); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Pink.

Questions

What color is #F3AEAF?: #F3AEAF is a light, moderate red, closest to the named color Deeply Embarrassed. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F3AEAF?: The RGB value is 243, 174, 175: 243 red, 174 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F3AEAF?: The complementary color is #AEF3F2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F3AEAF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.48:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.