What color is #F3BAC4?

#F3BAC4 is a very light, moderate red, closest to the named color Chantilly. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F3BAC4?

The RGB value is 243, 186, 196: 243 red, 186 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F3BAC4?

The complementary color is #BAF3E9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F3BAC4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.63:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F3BAC4 color

#F3BAC4 rgb(243, 186, 196)

Shades of pink

The hex color #F3BAC4 is a very light, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 95.3% red, 72.9% green and 76.9% blue (243, 186, 196).

Its hue angle is 349°, with 70% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 19% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Chantilly (#EDB8C7), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.63:1).

#F3BAC4 color codes

HEX	`#F3BAC4`
RGB	`rgb(243, 186, 196)`
RGB percent	`rgb(95.3%, 72.9%, 76.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(349, 70%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(349, 23%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 19%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.83, 21.99, 2.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.83, 22.18, 7.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.485, 58.161, 60.043)`
Decimal	`15973060`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F3BAC4, 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 #F3BAC4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F3BAC4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.63:1	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 #F3BAC4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f3bac4; }
.text { color: #f3bac4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f3bac4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(243 186 196 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f3bac4, #f3ccba); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #F3BAC4?: #F3BAC4 is a very light, moderate red, closest to the named color Chantilly. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F3BAC4?: The RGB value is 243, 186, 196: 243 red, 186 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F3BAC4?: The complementary color is #BAF3E9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F3BAC4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.63:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.