What color is #F3C6B6?

#F3C6B6 is a very light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Fatty Sashimi. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F3C6B6?

The RGB value is 243, 198, 182: 243 red, 198 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F3C6B6?

The complementary color is #B6E3F3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F3C6B6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.56:1 and white text 1.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F3C6B6 color

#F3C6B6 rgb(243, 198, 182)

Shades of orange

The hex color #F3C6B6 is a very light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 95.3% red, 77.6% green and 71.4% blue (243, 198, 182).

Its hue angle is 16°, with 72% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 25% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Fatty Sashimi (#EEC4B4), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.56:1).

#F3C6B6 color codes

HEX	`#F3C6B6`
RGB	`rgb(243, 198, 182)`
RGB percent	`rgb(95.3%, 77.6%, 71.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(16, 72%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(16, 25%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 25%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.35, 13.64, 14.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.35, 19.58, 45.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.601, 62.823, 52.917)`
Decimal	`15976118`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F3C6B6, 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 #F3C6B6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F3C6B6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.56:1	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 #F3C6B6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f3c6b6; }
.text { color: #f3c6b6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f3c6b6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(243 198 182 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f3c6b6, #f3e4b6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Millennial Pink.

Questions

What color is #F3C6B6?: #F3C6B6 is a very light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Fatty Sashimi. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F3C6B6?: The RGB value is 243, 198, 182: 243 red, 198 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F3C6B6?: The complementary color is #B6E3F3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F3C6B6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.56:1 and white text 1.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.