What color is #F3B3B9?

#F3B3B9 is a very light, moderate red, closest to the named color Pink Blush. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F3B3B9?

The RGB value is 243, 179, 185: 243 red, 179 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F3B3B9?

The complementary color is #B3F3ED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F3B3B9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.96:1 and white text 1.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F3B3B9 color

#F3B3B9 rgb(243, 179, 185)

Shades of pink

The hex color #F3B3B9 is a very light, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 95.3% red, 70.2% green and 72.5% blue (243, 179, 185).

Its hue angle is 354°, with 73% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 24% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Pink Blush (#F4ACB6), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.96:1).

#F3B3B9 color codes

HEX	`#F3B3B9`
RGB	`rgb(243, 179, 185)`
RGB percent	`rgb(95.3%, 70.2%, 72.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(354, 73%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(354, 26%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 24%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.93, 24.09, 6.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.93, 24.86, 14.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.84, 54.801, 53.21)`
Decimal	`15971257`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F3B3B9, 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 #F3B3B9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F3B3B9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.96:1	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 #F3B3B9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f3b3b9; }
.text { color: #f3b3b9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f3b3b9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(243 179 185 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f3b3b9, #f3cdb3); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #F3B3B9?: #F3B3B9 is a very light, moderate red, closest to the named color Pink Blush. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F3B3B9?: The RGB value is 243, 179, 185: 243 red, 179 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F3B3B9?: The complementary color is #B3F3ED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F3B3B9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.96:1 and white text 1.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.