What color is #F4BEBE?

#F4BEBE is a very light, moderate red, closest to the named color Blush Rush. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F4BEBE?

The RGB value is 244, 190, 190: 244 red, 190 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F4BEBE?

The complementary color is #BEF4F4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F4BEBE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.96:1 and white text 1.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F4BEBE color

#F4BEBE rgb(244, 190, 190)

Shades of pink

The hex color #F4BEBE is a very light, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 95.7% red, 74.5% green and 74.5% blue (244, 190, 190).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 71% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 22% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Blush Rush (#F0BCBE), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.96:1).

#F4BEBE color codes

HEX	`#F4BEBE`
RGB	`rgb(244, 190, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(95.7%, 74.5%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 71%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 22%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 22%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.72, 19.35, 7.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.72, 20.74, 21.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.017, 59.781, 56.819)`
Decimal	`16039614`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F4BEBE, 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 #F4BEBE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F4BEBE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.96:1	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 #F4BEBE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f4bebe; }
.text { color: #f4bebe; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f4bebe; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(244 190 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f4bebe, #f4d9be); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #F4BEBE?: #F4BEBE is a very light, moderate red, closest to the named color Blush Rush. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F4BEBE?: The RGB value is 244, 190, 190: 244 red, 190 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F4BEBE?: The complementary color is #BEF4F4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F4BEBE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.96:1 and white text 1.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.