What color is #F7BBAF?

#F7BBAF is a very light, vivid red, closest to the named color Salmon Glow. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F7BBAF?

The RGB value is 247, 187, 175: 247 red, 187 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F7BBAF?

The complementary color is #AFEBF7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F7BBAF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.68:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F7BBAF color

#F7BBAF rgb(247, 187, 175)

Shades of pink

The hex color #F7BBAF is a very light, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.9% red, 73.3% green and 68.6% blue (247, 187, 175).

Its hue angle is 10°, with 82% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 29% yellow and 3% black.

The closest named color is Salmon Glow (#EBB9AF), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.68:1).

#F7BBAF color codes

HEX	`#F7BBAF`
RGB	`rgb(247, 187, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.9%, 73.3%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(10, 82%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(10, 29%, 97%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 29%, 3%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.97, 19.98, 14.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.97, 24.68, 35.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.867, 58.413, 48.46)`
Decimal	`16235439`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F7BBAF, 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 #F7BBAF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F7BBAF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.68:1	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 #F7BBAF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f7bbaf; }
.text { color: #f7bbaf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f7bbaf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(247 187 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f7bbaf, #f7dfaf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Baby Pink.

Questions

What color is #F7BBAF?: #F7BBAF is a very light, vivid red, closest to the named color Salmon Glow. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F7BBAF?: The RGB value is 247, 187, 175: 247 red, 187 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F7BBAF?: The complementary color is #AFEBF7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F7BBAF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.68:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.