What color is #F891CB?

#F891CB is a light, vivid rose, closest to the named color Bubblegum Beam. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F891CB?

The RGB value is 248, 145, 203: 248 red, 145 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F891CB?

The complementary color is #91F8BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F891CB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.9:1 and white text 2.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F891CB color

#F891CB rgb(248, 145, 203)

Shades of pink

The hex color #F891CB is a light, vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 97.3% red, 56.9% green and 79.6% blue (248, 145, 203).

Its hue angle is 326°, with 88% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 42% magenta, 18% yellow and 3% black.

The closest named color is Bubblegum Beam (#F887C7), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.9:1).

#F891CB color codes

HEX	`#F891CB`
RGB	`rgb(248, 145, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(97.3%, 56.9%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(326, 88%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(326, 42%, 97%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 42%, 18%, 3%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.58, 46.21, -13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.58, 48, 344.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.617, 44.523, 61.942)`
Decimal	`16290251`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F891CB, 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 #F891CB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F891CB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.9:1	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 #F891CB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f891cb; }
.text { color: #f891cb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f891cb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(248 145 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f891cb, #f89198); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Carnation Pink.

Questions

What color is #F891CB?: #F891CB is a light, vivid rose, closest to the named color Bubblegum Beam. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F891CB?: The RGB value is 248, 145, 203: 248 red, 145 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F891CB?: The complementary color is #91F8BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F891CB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.9:1 and white text 2.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.