What color is #F8D0D0?

#F8D0D0 is a very light, moderate red, closest to the named color Strawberry Ripple. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F8D0D0?

The RGB value is 248, 208, 208: 248 red, 208 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F8D0D0?

The complementary color is #D0F8F8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F8D0D0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.92:1 and white text 1.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F8D0D0 color

#F8D0D0 rgb(248, 208, 208)

Shades of pink

The hex color #F8D0D0 is a very light, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 97.3% red, 81.6% green and 81.6% blue (248, 208, 208).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 74% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 16% yellow and 3% black.

The closest named color is Strawberry Ripple (#F7CDCE), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.92:1).

#F8D0D0 color codes

HEX	`#F8D0D0`
RGB	`rgb(248, 208, 208)`
RGB percent	`rgb(97.3%, 81.6%, 81.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 74%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 16%, 97%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 16%, 3%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.81, 14.01, 5.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.81, 14.96, 20.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(72.652, 69.625, 69.274)`
Decimal	`16306384`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F8D0D0, 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 #F8D0D0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F8D0D0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.92:1	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 #F8D0D0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f8d0d0; }
.text { color: #f8d0d0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f8d0d0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(248 208 208 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f8d0d0, #f8e4d0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Baby Pink.

Questions

What color is #F8D0D0?: #F8D0D0 is a very light, moderate red, closest to the named color Strawberry Ripple. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F8D0D0?: The RGB value is 248, 208, 208: 248 red, 208 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F8D0D0?: The complementary color is #D0F8F8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F8D0D0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.92:1 and white text 1.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.