What color is #F3BAB4?

#F3BAB4 is a very light, moderate red, closest to the named color Salmon Glow. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F3BAB4?

The RGB value is 243, 186, 180: 243 red, 186 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F3BAB4?

The complementary color is #B4EDF3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F3BAB4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.49:1 and white text 1.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F3BAB4 color

#F3BAB4 rgb(243, 186, 180)

Shades of pink

The hex color #F3BAB4 is a very light, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 95.3% red, 72.9% green and 70.6% blue (243, 186, 180).

Its hue angle is 6°, with 72% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 26% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Salmon Glow (#EBB9AF), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.49:1).

#F3BAB4 color codes

HEX	`#F3BAB4`
RGB	`rgb(243, 186, 180)`
RGB percent	`rgb(95.3%, 72.9%, 70.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(6, 72%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(6, 26%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 26%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.44, 19.69, 11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.44, 22.56, 29.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.76, 57.471, 50.958)`
Decimal	`15973044`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F3BAB4, 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 #F3BAB4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F3BAB4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.49:1	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 #F3BAB4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f3bab4; }
.text { color: #f3bab4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f3bab4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(243 186 180 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f3bab4, #f3d9b4); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #F3BAB4?: #F3BAB4 is a very light, moderate red, closest to the named color Salmon Glow. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F3BAB4?: The RGB value is 243, 186, 180: 243 red, 186 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F3BAB4?: The complementary color is #B4EDF3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F3BAB4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.49:1 and white text 1.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.