What color is #F4C8BE?

#F4C8BE is a very light, moderate red, closest to the named color Strawberry Risotto. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F4C8BE?

The RGB value is 244, 200, 190: 244 red, 200 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F4C8BE?

The complementary color is #BEEAF4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F4C8BE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.85:1 and white text 1.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F4C8BE color

#F4C8BE rgb(244, 200, 190)

Shades of red

The hex color #F4C8BE is a very light, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 95.7% red, 78.4% green and 74.5% blue (244, 200, 190).

Its hue angle is 11°, with 71% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 22% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Strawberry Risotto (#EEC6BF), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.85:1).

#F4C8BE color codes

HEX	`#F4C8BE`
RGB	`rgb(244, 200, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(95.7%, 78.4%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(11, 71%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(11, 22%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 22%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.1, 14.08, 10.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.1, 17.79, 37.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.257, 64.262, 57.566)`
Decimal	`16042174`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F4C8BE, 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 #F4C8BE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F4C8BE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.85:1	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 #F4C8BE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f4c8be; }
.text { color: #f4c8be; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f4c8be; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(244 200 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f4c8be, #f4e3be); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #F4C8BE?: #F4C8BE is a very light, moderate red, closest to the named color Strawberry Risotto. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F4C8BE?: The RGB value is 244, 200, 190: 244 red, 200 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F4C8BE?: The complementary color is #BEEAF4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F4C8BE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.85:1 and white text 1.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.