What color is #F3B488?

#F3B488 is a light, vivid orange, closest to the named color Peach Taffy. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F3B488?

The RGB value is 243, 180, 136: 243 red, 180 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F3B488?

The complementary color is #88C7F3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F3B488?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.69:1 and white text 1.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F3B488 color

#F3B488 rgb(243, 180, 136)

Shades of orange

The hex color #F3B488 is a light, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 95.3% red, 70.6% green and 53.3% blue (243, 180, 136).

Its hue angle is 25°, with 82% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 44% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Peach Taffy (#F3B68E), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.69:1).

#F3B488 color codes

HEX	`#F3B488`
RGB	`rgb(243, 180, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(95.3%, 70.6%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(25, 82%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(25, 44%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 44%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.16, 17.59, 31.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.16, 35.97, 60.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.73, 53.479, 30.57)`
Decimal	`15971464`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F3B488, 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 #F3B488	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F3B488 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.69:1	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 #F3B488 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f3b488; }
.text { color: #f3b488; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f3b488; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(243 180 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f3b488, #f3ea88); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fawn.

Questions

What color is #F3B488?: #F3B488 is a light, vivid orange, closest to the named color Peach Taffy. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F3B488?: The RGB value is 243, 180, 136: 243 red, 180 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F3B488?: The complementary color is #88C7F3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F3B488?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.69:1 and white text 1.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.