What color is #F5A7DA?

#F5A7DA is a light, moderate rose, closest to the named color Fresh Gum. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F5A7DA?

The RGB value is 245, 167, 218: 245 red, 167 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F5A7DA?

The complementary color is #A7F5C2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F5A7DA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.42:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F5A7DA color

#F5A7DA rgb(245, 167, 218)

Shades of pink

The hex color #F5A7DA is a light, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.1% red, 65.5% green and 85.5% blue (245, 167, 218).

Its hue angle is 321°, with 80% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 11% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Fresh Gum (#FFAADD), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.42:1).

#F5A7DA color codes

HEX	`#F5A7DA`
RGB	`rgb(245, 167, 218)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.1%, 65.5%, 85.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(321, 80%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(321, 32%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 32%, 11%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.35, 36.17, -14.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.35, 38.82, 338.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.13, 52.115, 72.997)`
Decimal	`16099290`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F5A7DA, 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 #F5A7DA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F5A7DA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.42:1	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 #F5A7DA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f5a7da; }
.text { color: #f5a7da; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f5a7da; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(245 167 218 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f5a7da, #f5a7b3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Carnation Pink.

Questions

What color is #F5A7DA?: #F5A7DA is a light, moderate rose, closest to the named color Fresh Gum. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F5A7DA?: The RGB value is 245, 167, 218: 245 red, 167 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F5A7DA?: The complementary color is #A7F5C2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F5A7DA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.42:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.