What color is #F3CCBE?

#F3CCBE 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 #F3CCBE?

The RGB value is 243, 204, 190: 243 red, 204 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F3CCBE?

The complementary color is #BEE5F3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F3CCBE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.19:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F3CCBE color

#F3CCBE rgb(243, 204, 190)

Shades of orange

The hex color #F3CCBE is a very light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 95.3% red, 80% green and 74.5% blue (243, 204, 190).

Its hue angle is 16°, with 69% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 22% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Fatty Sashimi (#EEC4B4), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.19:1).

#F3CCBE color codes

HEX	`#F3CCBE`
RGB	`rgb(243, 204, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(95.3%, 80%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(16, 69%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(16, 22%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 22%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.98, 11.62, 12.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.98, 16.77, 46.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.85, 65.96, 57.863)`
Decimal	`15977662`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F3CCBE, 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 #F3CCBE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F3CCBE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.19:1	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 #F3CCBE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f3ccbe; }
.text { color: #f3ccbe; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f3ccbe; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(243 204 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f3ccbe, #f3e7be); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #F3CCBE?: #F3CCBE 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 #F3CCBE?: The RGB value is 243, 204, 190: 243 red, 204 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F3CCBE?: The complementary color is #BEE5F3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F3CCBE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.19:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.