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#F48ACD Color

#F48ACD is rgb(244, 138, 205) in RGB, hsl(322, 83%, 75%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 43%, 16%, 4%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Persian Pink (#F77FBE), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.27. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#F48ACD
HEX#F48ACD
RGBrgb(244, 138, 205)
HSLhsl(322, 83%, 75%)
HSVhsv(322, 43%, 96%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 43%, 16%, 4%)
OKLCHoklch(76.7% 0.151 342.7)
LABlab(70.90% 47.41 -16.33)
LCHlch(70.90% 50.14 340.99)

What #F48ACD 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 #F48ACD, 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.

#F48ACD Channel Values

How #F48ACD 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 244 · G 138 · B 2058-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 322° · S 83% · L 75%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 322° · S 43% · V 96%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 43% · Y 16% · K 4%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.24:1 vs white · 9.36:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #F48ACD 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 text2.24:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.36:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #F48ACD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #F48ACD; 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 #F48ACD

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 #F48ACD.

How #F48ACD 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#F48ACD
Protanopia#A3A3CD
Protanomaly#C999CD
Deuteranopia#B6B6CA
Deuteranomaly#D2A6CB
Tritanopia#EF9595
Tritanomaly#F191AE
Achromatopsia#ADADAD

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #F48ACD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-f48acd: #F48ACD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #F48ACD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-f48acd': '#F48ACD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.957, green: 0.541, blue: 0.804)
Android XML<color name="color_f48acd">#F48ACD</color>
SVG fillfill="#F48ACD"

More Pink Colors

#F48ACD sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#F48ACD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #F48ACD?

#F48ACD is a light pink — rgb(244, 138, 205) in RGB and hsl(322, 83%, 75%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Persian Pink (#F77FBE), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.27.

What is the RGB value of #F48ACD?

#F48ACD is rgb(244, 138, 205) — red 244, green 138, and blue 205 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #F48ACD?

#F48ACD converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 43%, 16%, 4%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #F48ACD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #F48ACD scores 2.24:1 against white and 9.36:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #F48ACD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #F48ACD 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 17.8, which is visibly different.

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