What color is #F5A3A8?

#F5A3A8 is a light, vivid red, closest to the named color Strawberry Frappé. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F5A3A8?

The RGB value is 245, 163, 168: 245 red, 163 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F5A3A8?

The complementary color is #A3F5F0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F5A3A8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.69:1 and white text 1.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F5A3A8 color

#F5A3A8 rgb(245, 163, 168)

Shades of pink

The hex color #F5A3A8 is a light, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.1% red, 63.9% green and 65.9% blue (245, 163, 168).

Its hue angle is 356°, with 80% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 31% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Strawberry Frappé (#FFA2AA), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.69:1).

#F5A3A8 color codes

HEX	`#F5A3A8`
RGB	`rgb(245, 163, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.1%, 63.9%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(356, 80%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(356, 33%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 31%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.1, 30.99, 9.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.1, 32.55, 17.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.823, 48.438, 43.342)`
Decimal	`16098216`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F5A3A8, 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 #F5A3A8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F5A3A8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.69:1	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 #F5A3A8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f5a3a8; }
.text { color: #f5a3a8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f5a3a8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(245 163 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f5a3a8, #f5c7a3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Pink.

Questions

What color is #F5A3A8?: #F5A3A8 is a light, vivid red, closest to the named color Strawberry Frappé. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F5A3A8?: The RGB value is 245, 163, 168: 245 red, 163 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F5A3A8?: The complementary color is #A3F5F0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F5A3A8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.69:1 and white text 1.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.