What color is #F8A8E0?

#F8A8E0 is a light, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Hanami Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F8A8E0?

The RGB value is 248, 168, 224: 248 red, 168 green and 224 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F8A8E0?

The complementary color is #A8F8C0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F8A8E0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.67:1 and white text 1.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F8A8E0 color

#F8A8E0 rgb(248, 168, 224)

Shades of pink

The hex color #F8A8E0 is a light, vivid magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 97.3% red, 65.9% green and 87.8% blue (248, 168, 224).

Its hue angle is 318°, with 85% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 10% yellow and 3% black.

The closest named color is Hanami Pink (#F2ABE1), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.67:1).

#F8A8E0 color codes

HEX	`#F8A8E0`
RGB	`rgb(248, 168, 224)`
RGB percent	`rgb(97.3%, 65.9%, 87.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(318, 85%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(318, 32%, 97%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 32%, 10%, 3%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.08, 37.63, -16.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.08, 40.98, 336.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(66.168, 53.347, 77.318)`
Decimal	`16296160`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F8A8E0, 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 #F8A8E0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F8A8E0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.67:1	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 #F8A8E0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f8a8e0; }
.text { color: #f8a8e0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f8a8e0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(248 168 224 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f8a8e0, #f8a8b8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Carnation Pink.

Questions

What color is #F8A8E0?: #F8A8E0 is a light, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Hanami Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F8A8E0?: The RGB value is 248, 168, 224: 248 red, 168 green and 224 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F8A8E0?: The complementary color is #A8F8C0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F8A8E0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.67:1 and white text 1.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.