What color is #F8CACA?

#F8CACA is a very light, moderate red, closest to the named color Happy Piglets. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F8CACA?

The RGB value is 248, 202, 202: 248 red, 202 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F8CACA?

The complementary color is #CAF8F8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F8CACA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.29:1 and white text 1.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F8CACA color

#F8CACA rgb(248, 202, 202)

Shades of pink

The hex color #F8CACA is a very light, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 97.3% red, 79.2% green and 79.2% blue (248, 202, 202).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 77% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 19% yellow and 3% black.

The closest named color is Happy Piglets (#F6CBCA), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.29:1).

#F8CACA color codes

HEX	`#F8CACA`
RGB	`rgb(248, 202, 202)`
RGB percent	`rgb(97.3%, 79.2%, 79.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 77%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 19%, 97%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 19%, 3%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.23, 16.24, 6.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.23, 17.37, 20.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(70.493, 66.464, 64.981)`
Decimal	`16304842`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F8CACA, 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 #F8CACA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F8CACA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.29:1	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 #F8CACA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f8caca; }
.text { color: #f8caca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f8caca; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(248 202 202 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f8caca, #f8e1ca); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #F8CACA?: #F8CACA is a very light, moderate red, closest to the named color Happy Piglets. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F8CACA?: The RGB value is 248, 202, 202: 248 red, 202 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F8CACA?: The complementary color is #CAF8F8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F8CACA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.29:1 and white text 1.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.