What color is #F3CBAA?

#F3CBAA is a light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Negroni. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F3CBAA?

The RGB value is 243, 203, 170: 243 red, 203 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F3CBAA?

The complementary color is #AAD2F3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F3CBAA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.93:1 and white text 1.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F3CBAA color

#F3CBAA rgb(243, 203, 170)

Shades of beige

The hex color #F3CBAA is a light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 95.3% red, 79.6% green and 66.7% blue (243, 203, 170).

Its hue angle is 27°, with 75% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 30% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Negroni (#EEC7A2), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.93:1).

#F3CBAA color codes

HEX	`#F3CBAA`
RGB	`rgb(243, 203, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(95.3%, 79.6%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(27, 75%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(27, 30%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 30%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.31, 9.42, 21.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.31, 23.7, 66.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.575, 64.672, 47.051)`
Decimal	`15977386`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F3CBAA, 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 #F3CBAA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F3CBAA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.93:1	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 #F3CBAA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f3cbaa; }
.text { color: #f3cbaa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f3cbaa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(243 203 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f3cbaa, #f3f0aa); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #F3CBAA?: #F3CBAA is a light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Negroni. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F3CBAA?: The RGB value is 243, 203, 170: 243 red, 203 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F3CBAA?: The complementary color is #AAD2F3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F3CBAA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.93:1 and white text 1.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.