What color is #F8DCCF?

#F8DCCF is a very light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Salt on Her Lips. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F8DCCF?

The RGB value is 248, 220, 207: 248 red, 220 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F8DCCF?

The complementary color is #CFEBF8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F8DCCF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.13:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F8DCCF color

#F8DCCF rgb(248, 220, 207)

Shades of orange

The hex color #F8DCCF is a very light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 97.3% red, 86.3% green and 81.2% blue (248, 220, 207).

Its hue angle is 19°, with 75% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 17% yellow and 3% black.

The closest named color is Salt on Her Lips (#F6DACB), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.13:1).

#F8DCCF color codes

HEX	`#F8DCCF`
RGB	`rgb(248, 220, 207)`
RGB percent	`rgb(97.3%, 86.3%, 81.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(19, 75%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(19, 17%, 97%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 17%, 3%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.7, 7.61, 9.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.7, 12.5, 52.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(75.567, 75.65, 69.641)`
Decimal	`16309455`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F8DCCF, 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 #F8DCCF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F8DCCF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.13:1	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 #F8DCCF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f8dccf; }
.text { color: #f8dccf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f8dccf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(248 220 207 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f8dccf, #f8f1cf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Millennial Pink.

Questions

What color is #F8DCCF?: #F8DCCF is a very light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Salt on Her Lips. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F8DCCF?: The RGB value is 248, 220, 207: 248 red, 220 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F8DCCF?: The complementary color is #CFEBF8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F8DCCF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.13:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.