What color is #F3C196?

#F3C196 is a light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Peachy-Kini. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F3C196?

The RGB value is 243, 193, 150: 243 red, 193 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F3C196?

The complementary color is #96C8F3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F3C196?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.88:1 and white text 1.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F3C196 color

#F3C196 rgb(243, 193, 150)

Shades of beige

The hex color #F3C196 is a light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 95.3% red, 75.7% green and 58.8% blue (243, 193, 150).

Its hue angle is 28°, with 79% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 38% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Peachy-Kini (#F1BF92), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.88:1).

#F3C196 color codes

HEX	`#F3C196`
RGB	`rgb(243, 193, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(95.3%, 75.7%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(28, 79%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(28, 38%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 38%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.51, 12.25, 28.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.51, 30.99, 66.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.539, 59.4, 37.072)`
Decimal	`15974806`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F3C196, 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 #F3C196	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F3C196 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.88:1	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 #F3C196 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f3c196; }
.text { color: #f3c196; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f3c196; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(243 193 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f3c196, #f3ef96); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Apricot.

Questions

What color is #F3C196?: #F3C196 is a light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Peachy-Kini. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F3C196?: The RGB value is 243, 193, 150: 243 red, 193 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F3C196?: The complementary color is #96C8F3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F3C196?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.88:1 and white text 1.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.