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#F3AAAA Color

#F3AAAA is rgb(243, 170, 170) in RGB, hsl(0, 75%, 81%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 30%, 30%, 5%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Blush Coral (#FFB2A6), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.35. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#F3AAAA
HEX#F3AAAA
RGBrgb(243, 170, 170)
HSLhsl(0, 75%, 81%)
HSVhsv(0, 30%, 95%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 30%, 30%, 5%)
OKLCHoklch(80.8% 0.086 19.1)
LABlab(76.80% 27.62 11.38)
LCHlch(76.80% 29.87 22.39)

What #F3AAAA 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 #F3AAAA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Blush Coral#FFB2A6ΔE 7.35Pastel Pink#DEA5A4ΔE 7.36Light Pink#FFB6C1ΔE 7.4Melon#FEBAADΔE 8.15Cherry Blossom Pink#FFB7C5ΔE 8.96Spanish Pink#F7BFBEΔE 9.42

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

#F3AAAA Channel Values

How #F3AAAA 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 243 · G 170 · B 1708-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 0° · S 75% · L 81%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 0° · S 30% · V 95%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 30% · Y 30% · K 5%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.88:1 vs white · 11.14:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #F3AAAA 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 text1.88:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #F3AAAA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #F3AAAA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #F3AAAA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#F3AAAA
Complementary
#AAF3F3
Analogous
#F3AACF
Analogous
#F3CFAA
Triadic
#AAF3AA
Triadic
#AAAAF3
Split comp.
#AAF3CF
Split comp.
#AACFF3

Tints & Shades of #F3AAAA

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

#F4B3B3
#F6C1C1
#F7C9C9
#F9D7D7
#FBE0E0
#FCEDED

Shades

#EC7979
#E54848
#D61F1F
#A51818
#741111
#430A0A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #F3AAAA.

How #F3AAAA 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#F3AAAA
Protanopia#B9B9AA
Protanomaly#D3B3AA
Deuteranopia#C6C6A7
Deuteranomaly#DABCA8
Tritanopia#F3AAAA
Tritanomaly#F3AAAA
Achromatopsia#BDBDBD

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #F3AAAA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-f3aaaa: #F3AAAA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #F3AAAA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-f3aaaa': '#F3AAAA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.953, green: 0.667, blue: 0.667)
Android XML<color name="color_f3aaaa">#F3AAAA</color>
SVG fillfill="#F3AAAA"

More Red Colors

#F3AAAA sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

1f0000fffafa1f0005fff5f51f0008fff1f2240000fff1f0240909fff0f2270707ffedeb4e0707710f04940000a81c07c0362ccdacace30022ee204dfa8072ff1818ff6467ffb7c5

#F3AAAA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #F3AAAA?

#F3AAAA is a lightest red — rgb(243, 170, 170) in RGB and hsl(0, 75%, 81%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Blush Coral (#FFB2A6), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.35.

What is the RGB value of #F3AAAA?

#F3AAAA is rgb(243, 170, 170) — red 243, green 170, and blue 170 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #F3AAAA?

#F3AAAA converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 30%, 30%, 5%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #F3AAAA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #F3AAAA scores 1.88:1 against white and 11.14:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #F3AAAA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #F3AAAA 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 7.4, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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