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#F29CBA Color

#F29CBA is rgb(242, 156, 186) in RGB, hsl(339, 77%, 78%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 36%, 23%, 5%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Amaranth Pink (#F19CBB), indistinguishable to the eye at ΔE 0.76. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#F29CBA
HEX#F29CBA
RGBrgb(242, 156, 186)
HSLhsl(339, 77%, 78%)
HSVhsv(339, 36%, 95%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 36%, 23%, 5%)
OKLCHoklch(78.7% 0.108 357.4)
LABlab(73.91% 35.84 -1.47)
LCHlch(73.91% 35.87 357.65)

What #F29CBA Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #F29CBA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every pink in the library.

#F29CBA Channel Values

How #F29CBA breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 242 · G 156 · B 1868-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 339° · S 77% · L 78%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 339° · S 36% · V 95%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 36% · Y 23% · K 5%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.05:1 vs white · 10.24:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #F29CBA background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.05:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.24:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #F29CBA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #F29CBA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #F29CBA

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #F29CBA.

How #F29CBA Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#F29CBA
Protanopia#AFAFBA
Protanomaly#CDA8BA
Deuteranopia#BEBEB7
Deuteranomaly#D5B2B8
Tritanopia#F0A0A0
Tritanomaly#F19FAB
Achromatopsia#B5B5B5

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #F29CBA in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-f29cba: #F29CBA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #F29CBA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-f29cba': '#F29CBA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.949, green: 0.612, blue: 0.729)
Android XML<color name="color_f29cba">#F29CBA</color>
SVG fillfill="#F29CBA"

More Pink Colors

#F29CBA sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#F29CBA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #F29CBA?

#F29CBA is a light pink — rgb(242, 156, 186) in RGB and hsl(339, 77%, 78%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Amaranth Pink (#F19CBB), which is indistinguishable to the eye at a CIE76 distance of 0.76.

What is the RGB value of #F29CBA?

#F29CBA is rgb(242, 156, 186) — red 242, green 156, and blue 186 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #F29CBA?

#F29CBA converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 36%, 23%, 5%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #F29CBA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #F29CBA scores 2.05:1 against white and 10.24:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #F29CBA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #F29CBA is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is lightpink (#FFB6C1) at a CIE76 distance of 12.65, which is visibly different.

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