What color is #FCAEA3?

#FCAEA3 is a light, vivid red, closest to the named color Peach Bud. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FCAEA3?

The RGB value is 252, 174, 163: 252 red, 174 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FCAEA3?

The complementary color is #A3F1FC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FCAEA3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.72:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FCAEA3 color

#FCAEA3 rgb(252, 174, 163)

Shades of pink

The hex color #FCAEA3 is a light, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 98.8% red, 68.2% green and 63.9% blue (252, 174, 163).

Its hue angle is 7°, with 94% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 35% yellow and 1% black.

The closest named color is Peach Bud (#FDB2AB), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.72:1).

#FCAEA3 color codes

HEX	`#FCAEA3`
RGB	`rgb(252, 174, 163)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98.8%, 68.2%, 63.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(7, 94%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(7, 35%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 35%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.24, 27.19, 17.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.24, 32.17, 32.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.894, 53.616, 41.732)`
Decimal	`16559779`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FCAEA3, 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 #FCAEA3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FCAEA3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.72:1	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 #FCAEA3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fcaea3; }
.text { color: #fcaea3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fcaea3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(252 174 163 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fcaea3, #fcdba3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Baby Pink.

Questions

What color is #FCAEA3?: #FCAEA3 is a light, vivid red, closest to the named color Peach Bud. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FCAEA3?: The RGB value is 252, 174, 163: 252 red, 174 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FCAEA3?: The complementary color is #A3F1FC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FCAEA3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.72:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.