What color is #F89FAC?

#F89FAC 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 #F89FAC?

The RGB value is 248, 159, 172: 248 red, 159 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F89FAC?

The complementary color is #9FF8EB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F89FAC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.55:1 and white text 1.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F89FAC color

#F89FAC rgb(248, 159, 172)

Shades of pink

The hex color #F89FAC is a light, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 97.3% red, 62.4% green and 67.5% blue (248, 159, 172).

Its hue angle is 351°, with 86% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 36% magenta, 31% yellow and 3% black.

The closest named color is Ballet Slippers (#FCA2AD), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.55:1).

#F89FAC color codes

HEX	`#F89FAC`
RGB	`rgb(248, 159, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(97.3%, 62.4%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(351, 86%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(351, 36%, 97%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 36%, 31%, 3%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.66, 34.69, 7.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.66, 35.42, 11.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.558, 47.735, 45.151)`
Decimal	`16293804`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F89FAC, 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 #F89FAC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F89FAC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.55:1	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 #F89FAC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f89fac; }
.text { color: #f89fac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f89fac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(248 159 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f89fac, #f8be9f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Salmon Pink.

Questions

What color is #F89FAC?: #F89FAC 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 #F89FAC?: The RGB value is 248, 159, 172: 248 red, 159 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F89FAC?: The complementary color is #9FF8EB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F89FAC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.55:1 and white text 1.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.