What color is #F8ACBA?

#F8ACBA is a very light, vivid red, closest to the named color Poodle Skirt. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F8ACBA?

The RGB value is 248, 172, 186: 248 red, 172 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F8ACBA?

The complementary color is #ACF8EA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F8ACBA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.6:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F8ACBA color

#F8ACBA rgb(248, 172, 186)

Shades of pink

The hex color #F8ACBA is a very light, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 97.3% red, 67.5% green and 72.9% blue (248, 172, 186).

Its hue angle is 349°, with 84% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 25% yellow and 3% black.

The closest named color is Poodle Skirt (#FFAEBB), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.6:1).

#F8ACBA color codes

HEX	`#F8ACBA`
RGB	`rgb(248, 172, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(97.3%, 67.5%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(349, 84%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(349, 31%, 97%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 25%, 3%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.88, 29.74, 4.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.88, 30.02, 7.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.328, 53.01, 53.394)`
Decimal	`16297146`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F8ACBA, 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 #F8ACBA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F8ACBA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.6:1	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 #F8ACBA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f8acba; }
.text { color: #f8acba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f8acba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(248 172 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f8acba, #f8c4ac); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #F8ACBA?: #F8ACBA is a very light, vivid red, closest to the named color Poodle Skirt. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F8ACBA?: The RGB value is 248, 172, 186: 248 red, 172 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F8ACBA?: The complementary color is #ACF8EA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F8ACBA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.6:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.