What color is #F3C1B5?

#F3C1B5 is a very light, moderate red, closest to the named color Rosewood Dreams. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F3C1B5?

The RGB value is 243, 193, 181: 243 red, 193 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F3C1B5?

The complementary color is #B5E7F3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F3C1B5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.11:1 and white text 1.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F3C1B5 color

#F3C1B5 rgb(243, 193, 181)

Shades of red

The hex color #F3C1B5 is a very light, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 95.3% red, 75.7% green and 71% blue (243, 193, 181).

Its hue angle is 12°, with 72% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 26% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Rosewood Dreams (#EBBEB5), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.11:1).

#F3C1B5 color codes

HEX	`#F3C1B5`
RGB	`rgb(243, 193, 181)`
RGB percent	`rgb(95.3%, 75.7%, 71%)`
HSL	`hsl(12, 72%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(12, 26%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 26%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.13, 16.13, 12.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.13, 20.63, 38.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.373, 60.534, 52)`
Decimal	`15974837`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F3C1B5, 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 #F3C1B5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F3C1B5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.11:1	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 #F3C1B5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f3c1b5; }
.text { color: #f3c1b5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f3c1b5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(243 193 181 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f3c1b5, #f3e0b5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Millennial Pink.

Questions

What color is #F3C1B5?: #F3C1B5 is a very light, moderate red, closest to the named color Rosewood Dreams. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F3C1B5?: The RGB value is 243, 193, 181: 243 red, 193 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F3C1B5?: The complementary color is #B5E7F3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F3C1B5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.11:1 and white text 1.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.