What color is #F8AEBE?

#F8AEBE is a very light, vivid red, closest to the named color Love Spell. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F8AEBE?

The RGB value is 248, 174, 190: 248 red, 174 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F8AEBE?

The complementary color is #AEF8E8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F8AEBE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.79:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F8AEBE color

#F8AEBE rgb(248, 174, 190)

Shades of pink

The hex color #F8AEBE is a very light, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 97.3% red, 68.2% green and 74.5% blue (248, 174, 190).

Its hue angle is 347°, with 84% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 23% yellow and 3% black.

The closest named color is Love Spell (#F8B4C4), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.79:1).

#F8AEBE color codes

HEX	`#F8AEBE`
RGB	`rgb(248, 174, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(97.3%, 68.2%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(347, 84%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(347, 30%, 97%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 23%, 3%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.43, 29.24, 2.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.43, 29.37, 5.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.143, 53.95, 55.793)`
Decimal	`16297662`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F8AEBE, 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 #F8AEBE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F8AEBE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.79:1	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 #F8AEBE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f8aebe; }
.text { color: #f8aebe; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f8aebe; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(248 174 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f8aebe, #f8c3ae); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #F8AEBE?: #F8AEBE is a very light, vivid red, closest to the named color Love Spell. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F8AEBE?: The RGB value is 248, 174, 190: 248 red, 174 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F8AEBE?: The complementary color is #AEF8E8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F8AEBE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.79:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.