What color is #F8BEC9?

#F8BEC9 is a very light, vivid red, closest to the named color Bubblegum Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F8BEC9?

The RGB value is 248, 190, 201: 248 red, 190 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F8BEC9?

The complementary color is #BEF8ED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F8BEC9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.2:1 and white text 1.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F8BEC9 color

#F8BEC9 rgb(248, 190, 201)

Shades of pink

The hex color #F8BEC9 is a very light, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 97.3% red, 74.5% green and 78.8% blue (248, 190, 201).

Its hue angle is 349°, with 81% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 19% yellow and 3% black.

The closest named color is Bubblegum Pink (#FFC1CC), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.2:1).

#F8BEC9 color codes

HEX	`#F8BEC9`
RGB	`rgb(248, 190, 201)`
RGB percent	`rgb(97.3%, 74.5%, 78.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(349, 81%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(349, 23%, 97%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 19%, 3%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.38, 22.41, 2.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.38, 22.55, 6.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.668, 61.003, 63.457)`
Decimal	`16301769`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F8BEC9, 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 #F8BEC9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F8BEC9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.2:1	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 #F8BEC9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f8bec9; }
.text { color: #f8bec9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f8bec9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(248 190 201 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f8bec9, #f8d0be); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #F8BEC9?: #F8BEC9 is a very light, vivid red, closest to the named color Bubblegum Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F8BEC9?: The RGB value is 248, 190, 201: 248 red, 190 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F8BEC9?: The complementary color is #BEF8ED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F8BEC9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.2:1 and white text 1.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.