What color is #F5C4C4?

#F5C4C4 is a very light, moderate red, closest to the named color Baby Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F5C4C4?

The RGB value is 245, 196, 196: 245 red, 196 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F5C4C4?

The complementary color is #C4F5F5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F5C4C4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.58:1 and white text 1.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F5C4C4 color

#F5C4C4 rgb(245, 196, 196)

Shades of pink

The hex color #F5C4C4 is a very light, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.1% red, 76.9% green and 76.9% blue (245, 196, 196).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 71% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 20% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Baby Pink (#F4C2C2), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.58:1).

#F5C4C4 color codes

HEX	`#F5C4C4`
RGB	`rgb(245, 196, 196)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.1%, 76.9%, 76.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 71%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 20%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 20%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.38, 17.43, 6.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.38, 18.65, 20.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.36, 62.88, 60.803)`
Decimal	`16106692`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F5C4C4, 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 #F5C4C4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F5C4C4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.58:1	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 #F5C4C4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f5c4c4; }
.text { color: #f5c4c4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f5c4c4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(245 196 196 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f5c4c4, #f5ddc4); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #F5C4C4?: #F5C4C4 is a very light, moderate red, closest to the named color Baby Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F5C4C4?: The RGB value is 245, 196, 196: 245 red, 196 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F5C4C4?: The complementary color is #C4F5F5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F5C4C4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.58:1 and white text 1.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.