Information about #F3BCAB color

#F3BCAB color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #F3BCAB is classified in the Register under the Red Color Family, with High Saturation and Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(243, 188, 171) — 95.3% red, 73.7% green, 67.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 22 / 28 / 5. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A energetic, saturated red, #F3BCAB appears airy and pastel-like. Expect to see shades like this in clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Pastel Salmon (#F6C1B2). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Pastel Flesh (#F1BEB5) and Zinnwaldite (#EBC2AF).

In RGB terms — rgb(243, 188, 171) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #F3BCAB background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 12.6:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 1.7:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#F3BCAB color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#F3BCAB color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #F3BCAB

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Pastel Flesh color link
Pastel Flesh

#F1BEB5

Zinnwaldite color link
Zinnwaldite

#EBC2AF

Sakura color link
Sakura

#E9B7A9

Melon color link
Melon

#FEBAAD

Beauty Bush color link
Beauty Bush

#EBB9B3

Light Wood color link
Light Wood

#E9C2A6

Soft Pinch color link
Soft Pinch

#F7B0AD

Melancholy color link
Melancholy

#FDBCB4

Sundown color link
Sundown

#F8AFA9

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#F3BCAB
  • RGB243, 188, 171
  • CMYK0, 22, 28, 5
  • CSSrgb(243, 188, 171)
  • HSL14°, 75%, 81%
  • HSL Precise14.167°, 75%, 81.176%
  • HSV14°, 30%, 95%
  • HSB14°, 30%, 95%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.953
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.737
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.671
  • GLSLvec3(0.953, 0.737, 0.671)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.953, 0.737, 0.671, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.953, 0.737, 0.671)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB95.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB73.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB67.1%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDF3BCAB
  • DECIMAL ID15973547
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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