What color is #F68D98?

#F68D98 is a light, vivid red, closest to the named color Pick Your Brain. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F68D98?

The RGB value is 246, 141, 152: 246 red, 141 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F68D98?

The complementary color is #8DF6EB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F68D98?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.18:1 and white text 2.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F68D98 color

#F68D98 rgb(246, 141, 152)

Shades of pink

The hex color #F68D98 is a light, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.5% red, 55.3% green and 59.6% blue (246, 141, 152).

Its hue angle is 354°, with 85% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 43% magenta, 38% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Pick Your Brain (#F1919A), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.18:1).

#F68D98 color codes

HEX	`#F68D98`
RGB	`rgb(246, 141, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.5%, 55.3%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(354, 85%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(354, 43%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 43%, 38%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.12, 40.87, 11.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.12, 42.53, 16.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.201, 40.914, 34.795)`
Decimal	`16158104`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F68D98, 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 #F68D98	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F68D98 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.18:1	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 #F68D98 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f68d98; }
.text { color: #f68d98; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f68d98; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(246 141 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f68d98, #f6b78d); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #F68D98?: #F68D98 is a light, vivid red, closest to the named color Pick Your Brain. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F68D98?: The RGB value is 246, 141, 152: 246 red, 141 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F68D98?: The complementary color is #8DF6EB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F68D98?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.18:1 and white text 2.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.