What color is #F5C8C8?

#F5C8C8 is a very light, moderate red, closest to the named color Happy Piglets. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F5C8C8?

The RGB value is 245, 200, 200: 245 red, 200 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F5C8C8?

The complementary color is #C8F5F5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F5C8C8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.98:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F5C8C8 color

#F5C8C8 rgb(245, 200, 200)

Shades of pink

The hex color #F5C8C8 is a very light, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.1% red, 78.4% green and 78.4% blue (245, 200, 200).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 69% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 18% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Happy Piglets (#F6CBCA), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.98:1).

#F5C8C8 color codes

HEX	`#F5C8C8`
RGB	`rgb(245, 200, 200)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.1%, 78.4%, 78.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 69%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 18%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 18%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.43, 15.92, 6.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.43, 17.02, 20.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.736, 64.894, 63.537)`
Decimal	`16107720`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F5C8C8, 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 #F5C8C8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F5C8C8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.98:1	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 #F5C8C8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f5c8c8; }
.text { color: #f5c8c8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f5c8c8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(245 200 200 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f5c8c8, #f5dfc8); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #F5C8C8?: #F5C8C8 is a very light, moderate red, closest to the named color Happy Piglets. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F5C8C8?: The RGB value is 245, 200, 200: 245 red, 200 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F5C8C8?: The complementary color is #C8F5F5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F5C8C8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.98:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.