What color is #F5B3AF?

#F5B3AF is a very light, moderate red, closest to the named color Young Salmon. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F5B3AF?

The RGB value is 245, 179, 175: 245 red, 179 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F5B3AF?

The complementary color is #AFF1F5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F5B3AF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.95:1 and white text 1.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F5B3AF color

#F5B3AF rgb(245, 179, 175)

Shades of pink

The hex color #F5B3AF is a very light, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.1% red, 70.2% green and 68.6% blue (245, 179, 175).

Its hue angle is 3°, with 78% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 29% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Young Salmon (#FFB6B4), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.95:1).

#F5B3AF color codes

HEX	`#F5B3AF`
RGB	`rgb(245, 179, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.1%, 70.2%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(3, 78%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(3, 29%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 29%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.9, 23.46, 11.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.9, 26.14, 26.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.516, 54.751, 47.877)`
Decimal	`16102319`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F5B3AF, 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 #F5B3AF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F5B3AF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.95:1	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 #F5B3AF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f5b3af; }
.text { color: #f5b3af; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f5b3af; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(245 179 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f5b3af, #f5d6af); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Baby Pink.

Questions

What color is #F5B3AF?: #F5B3AF is a very light, moderate red, closest to the named color Young Salmon. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F5B3AF?: The RGB value is 245, 179, 175: 245 red, 179 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F5B3AF?: The complementary color is #AFF1F5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F5B3AF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.95:1 and white text 1.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.