What color is #F3D9D6?

#F3D9D6 is a very light, moderate red, closest to the named color Rosewater. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F3D9D6?

The RGB value is 243, 217, 214: 243 red, 217 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F3D9D6?

The complementary color is #D6F0F3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F3D9D6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.71:1 and white text 1.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F3D9D6 color

#F3D9D6 rgb(243, 217, 214)

Shades of pink

The hex color #F3D9D6 is a very light, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 95.3% red, 85.1% green and 83.9% blue (243, 217, 214).

Its hue angle is 6°, with 55% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 12% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Rosewater (#F6DBD8), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.71:1).

#F3D9D6 color codes

HEX	`#F3D9D6`
RGB	`rgb(243, 217, 214)`
RGB percent	`rgb(95.3%, 85.1%, 83.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(6, 55%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(6, 12%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 12%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.7, 8.49, 4.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.7, 9.73, 29.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(73.912, 73.537, 73.906)`
Decimal	`15981014`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F3D9D6, 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 #F3D9D6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F3D9D6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.71:1	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 #F3D9D6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f3d9d6; }
.text { color: #f3d9d6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f3d9d6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(243 217 214 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f3d9d6, #f3e8d6); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #F3D9D6?: #F3D9D6 is a very light, moderate red, closest to the named color Rosewater. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F3D9D6?: The RGB value is 243, 217, 214: 243 red, 217 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F3D9D6?: The complementary color is #D6F0F3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F3D9D6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.71:1 and white text 1.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.