What color is #F3B5BF?

#F3B5BF is a very light, moderate red, closest to the named color Ibis. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F3B5BF?

The RGB value is 243, 181, 191: 243 red, 181 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F3B5BF?

The complementary color is #B5F3E9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F3B5BF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.17:1 and white text 1.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F3B5BF color

#F3B5BF rgb(243, 181, 191)

Shades of pink

The hex color #F3B5BF is a very light, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 95.3% red, 71% green and 74.9% blue (243, 181, 191).

Its hue angle is 350°, with 72% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 21% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Ibis (#F4B3C2), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.17:1).

#F3B5BF color codes

HEX	`#F3B5BF`
RGB	`rgb(243, 181, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(95.3%, 71%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(350, 72%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(350, 26%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 21%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.54, 23.9, 3.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.54, 24.19, 8.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.891, 55.867, 56.751)`
Decimal	`15971775`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F3B5BF, 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 #F3B5BF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F3B5BF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.17:1	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 #F3B5BF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f3b5bf; }
.text { color: #f3b5bf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f3b5bf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(243 181 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f3b5bf, #f3cab5); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #F3B5BF?: #F3B5BF is a very light, moderate red, closest to the named color Ibis. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F3B5BF?: The RGB value is 243, 181, 191: 243 red, 181 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F3B5BF?: The complementary color is #B5F3E9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F3B5BF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.17:1 and white text 1.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.