What color is #F8C2A2?

#F8C2A2 is a light, vivid orange, closest to the named color Shrimp Toast. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F8C2A2?

The RGB value is 248, 194, 162: 248 red, 194 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F8C2A2?

The complementary color is #A2D8F8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F8C2A2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.23:1 and white text 1.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F8C2A2 color

#F8C2A2 rgb(248, 194, 162)

Shades of beige

The hex color #F8C2A2 is a light, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 97.3% red, 76.1% green and 63.5% blue (248, 194, 162).

Its hue angle is 22°, with 86% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 35% yellow and 3% black.

The closest named color is Shrimp Toast (#F7C5A0), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.23:1).

#F8C2A2 color codes

HEX	`#F8C2A2`
RGB	`rgb(248, 194, 162)`
RGB percent	`rgb(97.3%, 76.1%, 63.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(22, 86%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(22, 35%, 97%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 35%, 3%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.46, 15.05, 23.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.46, 27.91, 57.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.527, 61.152, 42.58)`
Decimal	`16302754`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F8C2A2, 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 #F8C2A2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F8C2A2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.23:1	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 #F8C2A2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f8c2a2; }
.text { color: #f8c2a2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f8c2a2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(248 194 162 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f8c2a2, #f8eda2); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #F8C2A2?: #F8C2A2 is a light, vivid orange, closest to the named color Shrimp Toast. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F8C2A2?: The RGB value is 248, 194, 162: 248 red, 194 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F8C2A2?: The complementary color is #A2D8F8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F8C2A2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.23:1 and white text 1.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.