What color is #F9DFDF?

#F9DFDF is a very light, moderate red, closest to the named color Hint of Red. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F9DFDF?

The RGB value is 249, 223, 223: 249 red, 223 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F9DFDF?

The complementary color is #DFF9F9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F9DFDF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.65:1 and white text 1.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F9DFDF color

#F9DFDF rgb(249, 223, 223)

Shades of pink

The hex color #F9DFDF is a very light, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 97.6% red, 87.5% green and 87.5% blue (249, 223, 223).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 68% saturation and 93% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 10% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Hint of Red (#F6DFE0), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.65:1).

#F9DFDF color codes

HEX	`#F9DFDF`
RGB	`rgb(249, 223, 223)`
RGB percent	`rgb(97.6%, 87.5%, 87.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 68%, 93%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 10%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 10%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.89, 8.92, 3.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.89, 9.5, 20.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(78.773, 78.244, 80.751)`
Decimal	`16375775`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F9DFDF, 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 #F9DFDF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F9DFDF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.65:1	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 #F9DFDF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f9dfdf; }
.text { color: #f9dfdf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f9dfdf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(249 223 223 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f9dfdf, #f9ecdf); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #F9DFDF?: #F9DFDF is a very light, moderate red, closest to the named color Hint of Red. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F9DFDF?: The RGB value is 249, 223, 223: 249 red, 223 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F9DFDF?: The complementary color is #DFF9F9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F9DFDF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.65:1 and white text 1.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.