What color is #F7A1A9?

#F7A1A9 is a light, vivid red, closest to the named color Ballet Slippers. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F7A1A9?

The RGB value is 247, 161, 169: 247 red, 161 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F7A1A9?

The complementary color is #A1F7EF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F7A1A9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.63:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F7A1A9 color

#F7A1A9 rgb(247, 161, 169)

Shades of pink

The hex color #F7A1A9 is a light, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.9% red, 63.1% green and 66.3% blue (247, 161, 169).

Its hue angle is 354°, with 84% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 32% yellow and 3% black.

The closest named color is Ballet Slippers (#FCA2AD), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.63:1).

#F7A1A9 color codes

HEX	`#F7A1A9`
RGB	`rgb(247, 161, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.9%, 63.1%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(354, 84%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(354, 35%, 97%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 35%, 32%, 3%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.91, 32.9, 9.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.91, 34.15, 15.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.266, 48.133, 43.75)`
Decimal	`16228777`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F7A1A9, 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 #F7A1A9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F7A1A9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.63:1	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 #F7A1A9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f7a1a9; }
.text { color: #f7a1a9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f7a1a9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(247 161 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f7a1a9, #f7c4a1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Salmon Pink.

Questions

What color is #F7A1A9?: #F7A1A9 is a light, vivid red, closest to the named color Ballet Slippers. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F7A1A9?: The RGB value is 247, 161, 169: 247 red, 161 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F7A1A9?: The complementary color is #A1F7EF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F7A1A9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.63:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.