What color is #F3CED4?

#F3CED4 is a very light, moderate red, closest to the named color Pleasing Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F3CED4?

The RGB value is 243, 206, 212: 243 red, 206 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F3CED4?

The complementary color is #CEF3ED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F3CED4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.59:1 and white text 1.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F3CED4 color

#F3CED4 rgb(243, 206, 212)

Shades of pink

The hex color #F3CED4 is a very light, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 95.3% red, 80.8% green and 83.1% blue (243, 206, 212).

Its hue angle is 350°, with 61% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 13% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Pleasing Pink (#F5CDD2), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.59:1).

#F3CED4 color codes

HEX	`#F3CED4`
RGB	`rgb(243, 206, 212)`
RGB percent	`rgb(95.3%, 80.8%, 83.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(350, 61%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(350, 15%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 13%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.98, 13.91, 1.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.98, 14.04, 7.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(70.917, 67.953, 71.655)`
Decimal	`15978196`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F3CED4, 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 #F3CED4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F3CED4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.59:1	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 #F3CED4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f3ced4; }
.text { color: #f3ced4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f3ced4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(243 206 212 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f3ced4, #f3dbce); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Baby Pink.

Questions

What color is #F3CED4?: #F3CED4 is a very light, moderate red, closest to the named color Pleasing Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F3CED4?: The RGB value is 243, 206, 212: 243 red, 206 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F3CED4?: The complementary color is #CEF3ED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F3CED4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.59:1 and white text 1.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.