What color is #F8B8BF?

#F8B8BF is a very light, vivid red, closest to the named color Love Affair. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F8B8BF?

The RGB value is 248, 184, 191: 248 red, 184 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F8B8BF?

The complementary color is #B8F8F1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F8B8BF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.6:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F8B8BF color

#F8B8BF rgb(248, 184, 191)

Shades of pink

The hex color #F8B8BF is a very light, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 97.3% red, 72.2% green and 74.9% blue (248, 184, 191).

Its hue angle is 353°, with 82% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 23% yellow and 3% black.

The closest named color is Love Affair (#FFBEC8), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.6:1).

#F8B8BF color codes

HEX	`#F8B8BF`
RGB	`rgb(248, 184, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(97.3%, 72.2%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(353, 82%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(353, 26%, 97%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 23%, 3%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.74, 24.11, 5.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.74, 24.75, 13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.257, 58.002, 57.038)`
Decimal	`16300223`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F8B8BF, 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 #F8B8BF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F8B8BF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.6:1	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 #F8B8BF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f8b8bf; }
.text { color: #f8b8bf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f8b8bf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(248 184 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f8b8bf, #f8d1b8); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #F8B8BF?: #F8B8BF is a very light, vivid red, closest to the named color Love Affair. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F8B8BF?: The RGB value is 248, 184, 191: 248 red, 184 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F8B8BF?: The complementary color is #B8F8F1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F8B8BF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.6:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.