What color is #FAD3C3?

#FAD3C3 is a very light, vivid orange, closest to the named color Twinkle Pink. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FAD3C3?

The RGB value is 250, 211, 195: 250 red, 211 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FAD3C3?

The complementary color is #C3EAFA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FAD3C3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.17:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FAD3C3 color

#FAD3C3 rgb(250, 211, 195)

Shades of orange

The hex color #FAD3C3 is a very light, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 98% red, 82.7% green and 76.5% blue (250, 211, 195).

Its hue angle is 17°, with 85% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 22% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Twinkle Pink (#FBD8CC), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.17:1).

#FAD3C3 color codes

HEX	`#FAD3C3`
RGB	`rgb(250, 211, 195)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98%, 82.7%, 76.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(17, 85%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(17, 22%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 22%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.41, 11.24, 13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.41, 17.19, 49.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(72.569, 70.855, 61.473)`
Decimal	`16438211`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FAD3C3, 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 #FAD3C3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FAD3C3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.17:1	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 #FAD3C3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fad3c3; }
.text { color: #fad3c3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fad3c3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(250 211 195 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fad3c3, #faeec3); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #FAD3C3?: #FAD3C3 is a very light, vivid orange, closest to the named color Twinkle Pink. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FAD3C3?: The RGB value is 250, 211, 195: 250 red, 211 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FAD3C3?: The complementary color is #C3EAFA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FAD3C3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.17:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.