What color is #F3B5DE?

#F3B5DE is a very light, moderate rose, closest to the named color Soft Cashmere. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F3B5DE?

The RGB value is 243, 181, 222: 243 red, 181 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F3B5DE?

The complementary color is #B5F3CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F3B5DE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.48:1 and white text 1.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F3B5DE color

#F3B5DE rgb(243, 181, 222)

Shades of pink

The hex color #F3B5DE is a very light, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 95.3% red, 71% green and 87.1% blue (243, 181, 222).

Its hue angle is 320°, with 72% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 9% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Soft Cashmere (#EFB6D8), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.48:1).

#F3B5DE color codes

HEX	`#F3B5DE`
RGB	`rgb(243, 181, 222)`
RGB percent	`rgb(95.3%, 71%, 87.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(320, 72%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(320, 26%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 9%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.39, 28.77, -11.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.39, 31.07, 337.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(66.67, 57.379, 76.656)`
Decimal	`15971806`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F3B5DE, 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 #F3B5DE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F3B5DE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.48:1	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 #F3B5DE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f3b5de; }
.text { color: #f3b5de; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f3b5de; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(243 181 222 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f3b5de, #f3b5bf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cotton Candy.

Questions

What color is #F3B5DE?: #F3B5DE is a very light, moderate rose, closest to the named color Soft Cashmere. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F3B5DE?: The RGB value is 243, 181, 222: 243 red, 181 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F3B5DE?: The complementary color is #B5F3CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F3B5DE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.48:1 and white text 1.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.