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#F3AADF Color

#F3AADF is rgb(243, 170, 223) in RGB, hsl(316, 75%, 81%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 30%, 8%, 5%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Orchid (#E6A8D7), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.11. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#F3AADF
HEX#F3AADF
RGBrgb(243, 170, 223)
HSLhsl(316, 75%, 81%)
HSVhsv(316, 30%, 95%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 30%, 8%, 5%)
OKLCHoklch(82.4% 0.109 337)
LABlab(78.01% 33.45 -15.58)
LCHlch(78.01% 36.91 335.03)

What #F3AADF 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 #F3AADF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Orchid#E6A8D7ΔE 5.11Orchid (Crayola)#E29CD2ΔE 5.49Thistle (Crayola)#EBB0D7ΔE 8.26Medium Lavender Magenta#DDA0DDΔE 8.27Lavender Rose#FBA0E3ΔE 9.08Kobi#E79FC4ΔE 9.28

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

#F3AADF Channel Values

How #F3AADF 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 2238-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 316° · S 75% · L 81%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 316° · S 30% · V 95%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 30% · Y 8% · K 5%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.81:1 vs white · 11.63:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #F3AADF 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 text1.81:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.63:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #F3AADF in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #F3AADF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #F3AADF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#F3AADF
Complementary
#AAF3BE
Analogous
#E2AAF3
Analogous
#F3AABB
Triadic
#E0F3AA
Triadic
#AAE0F3
Split comp.
#BBF3AA
Split comp.
#AAF3E2

Tints & Shades of #F3AADF

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

#F4B3E3
#F6C1E8
#F7C9EB
#F9D7F0
#FBE0F3
#FCEDF8

Shades

#EC79CD
#E548BB
#D61FA5
#A5187F
#74115A
#430A34

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #F3AADF.

How #F3AADF 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#F3AADF
Protanopia#B9B9DF
Protanomaly#D3B3DF
Deuteranopia#C6C6DD
Deuteranomaly#DABCDE
Tritanopia#EEB2B2
Tritanomaly#F0AFC6
Achromatopsia#C1C1C1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #F3AADF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-f3aadf: #F3AADF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #F3AADF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-f3aadf': '#F3AADF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.953, green: 0.667, blue: 0.875)
Android XML<color name="color_f3aadf">#F3AADF</color>
SVG fillfill="#F3AADF"

More Pink Colors

#F3AADF sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#F3AADF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #F3AADF?

#F3AADF is a lightest pink — rgb(243, 170, 223) in RGB and hsl(316, 75%, 81%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Orchid (#E6A8D7), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.11.

What is the RGB value of #F3AADF?

#F3AADF is rgb(243, 170, 223) — red 243, green 170, and blue 223 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #F3AADF?

#F3AADF converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 30%, 8%, 5%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #F3AADF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #F3AADF scores 1.81:1 against white and 11.63:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #F3AADF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #F3AADF 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 plum (#DDA0DD) at a CIE76 distance of 8.27, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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