What color is #F9D5D3?

#F9D5D3 is a very light, moderate red, closest to the named color Ballet. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F9D5D3?

The RGB value is 249, 213, 211: 249 red, 213 green and 211 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F9D5D3?

The complementary color is #D3F7F9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F9D5D3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.49:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F9D5D3 color

#F9D5D3 rgb(249, 213, 211)

Shades of pink

The hex color #F9D5D3 is a very light, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 97.6% red, 83.5% green and 82.7% blue (249, 213, 211).

Its hue angle is 3°, with 76% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 15% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Ballet (#F7D5D4), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.49:1).

#F9D5D3 color codes

HEX	`#F9D5D3`
RGB	`rgb(249, 213, 211)`
RGB percent	`rgb(97.6%, 83.5%, 82.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(3, 76%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(3, 15%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 15%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.18, 12.22, 5.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.18, 13.46, 24.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(74.619, 72.433, 71.666)`
Decimal	`16373203`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F9D5D3, 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 #F9D5D3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F9D5D3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.49:1	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 #F9D5D3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f9d5d3; }
.text { color: #f9d5d3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f9d5d3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(249 213 211 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f9d5d3, #f9e8d3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Millennial Pink.

Questions

What color is #F9D5D3?: #F9D5D3 is a very light, moderate red, closest to the named color Ballet. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F9D5D3?: The RGB value is 249, 213, 211: 249 red, 213 green and 211 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F9D5D3?: The complementary color is #D3F7F9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F9D5D3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.49:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.