What color is #F3C6CA?

#F3C6CA is a very light, moderate red, closest to the named color Berry Good. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F3C6CA?

The RGB value is 243, 198, 202: 243 red, 198 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F3C6CA?

The complementary color is #C6F3EF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F3C6CA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.74:1 and white text 1.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F3C6CA color

#F3C6CA rgb(243, 198, 202)

Shades of pink

The hex color #F3C6CA is a very light, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 95.3% red, 77.6% green and 79.2% blue (243, 198, 202).

Its hue angle is 355°, with 65% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 17% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Berry Good (#EDC3C5), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.74:1).

#F3C6CA color codes

HEX	`#F3C6CA`
RGB	`rgb(243, 198, 202)`
RGB percent	`rgb(95.3%, 77.6%, 79.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(355, 65%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(355, 19%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 17%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.81, 16.56, 4.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.81, 17.04, 13.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.817, 63.709, 64.59)`
Decimal	`15976138`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F3C6CA, 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 #F3C6CA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F3C6CA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.74:1	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 #F3C6CA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f3c6ca; }
.text { color: #f3c6ca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f3c6ca; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(243 198 202 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f3c6ca, #f3d9c6); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #F3C6CA?: #F3C6CA is a very light, moderate red, closest to the named color Berry Good. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F3C6CA?: The RGB value is 243, 198, 202: 243 red, 198 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F3C6CA?: The complementary color is #C6F3EF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F3C6CA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.74:1 and white text 1.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.