What color is #F9B4C0?

#F9B4C0 is a very light, vivid red, closest to the named color Light Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F9B4C0?

The RGB value is 249, 180, 192: 249 red, 180 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F9B4C0?

The complementary color is #B4F9ED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F9B4C0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.32:1 and white text 1.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F9B4C0 color

#F9B4C0 rgb(249, 180, 192)

Shades of pink

The hex color #F9B4C0 is a very light, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 97.6% red, 70.6% green and 75.3% blue (249, 180, 192).

Its hue angle is 350°, with 85% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 23% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Light Pink (#FFB6C1), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.32:1).

#F9B4C0 color codes

HEX	`#F9B4C0`
RGB	`rgb(249, 180, 192)`
RGB percent	`rgb(97.6%, 70.6%, 75.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(350, 85%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(350, 28%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 23%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.95, 26.72, 3.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.95, 27.01, 8.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.904, 56.591, 57.364)`
Decimal	`16364736`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F9B4C0, 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 #F9B4C0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F9B4C0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.32:1	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 #F9B4C0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f9b4c0; }
.text { color: #f9b4c0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f9b4c0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(249 180 192 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f9b4c0, #f9cbb4); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #F9B4C0?: #F9B4C0 is a very light, vivid red, closest to the named color Light Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F9B4C0?: The RGB value is 249, 180, 192: 249 red, 180 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F9B4C0?: The complementary color is #B4F9ED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F9B4C0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.32:1 and white text 1.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.