What color is #F3BFC1?

#F3BFC1 is a very light, moderate red, closest to the named color Blush Rush. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F3BFC1?

The RGB value is 243, 191, 193: 243 red, 191 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F3BFC1?

The complementary color is #BFF3F1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F3BFC1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.03:1 and white text 1.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F3BFC1 color

#F3BFC1 rgb(243, 191, 193)

Shades of pink

The hex color #F3BFC1 is a very light, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 95.3% red, 74.9% green and 75.7% blue (243, 191, 193).

Its hue angle is 358°, with 68% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 21% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Blush Rush (#F0BCBE), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.03:1).

#F3BFC1 color codes

HEX	`#F3BFC1`
RGB	`rgb(243, 191, 193)`
RGB percent	`rgb(95.3%, 74.9%, 75.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(358, 68%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(358, 21%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 21%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.93, 18.9, 6.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.93, 19.87, 18.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.219, 60.169, 58.62)`
Decimal	`15974337`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F3BFC1, 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 #F3BFC1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F3BFC1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.03:1	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 #F3BFC1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f3bfc1; }
.text { color: #f3bfc1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f3bfc1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(243 191 193 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f3bfc1, #f3d7bf); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #F3BFC1?: #F3BFC1 is a very light, moderate red, closest to the named color Blush Rush. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F3BFC1?: The RGB value is 243, 191, 193: 243 red, 191 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F3BFC1?: The complementary color is #BFF3F1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F3BFC1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.03:1 and white text 1.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.