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#F4AFBE Color

#F4AFBE is rgb(244, 175, 190) in RGB, hsl(347, 76%, 82%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 28%, 22%, 4%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Cherry Blossom Pink (#FFB7C5), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.39. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#F4AFBE
HEX#F4AFBE
RGBrgb(244, 175, 190)
HSLhsl(347, 76%, 82%)
HSVhsv(347, 28%, 96%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 28%, 22%, 4%)
OKLCHoklch(82.3% 0.083 4.7)
LABlab(78.45% 27.49 2.91)
LCHlch(78.45% 27.65 6.05)

What #F4AFBE 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 #F4AFBE, 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 red in the library.

#F4AFBE Channel Values

How #F4AFBE 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 175 · B 1908-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 347° · S 76% · L 82%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 347° · S 28% · V 96%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 28% · Y 22% · K 4%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.79:1 vs white · 11.72:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #F4AFBE 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 text1.79:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.72:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #F4AFBE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #F4AFBE; 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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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #F4AFBE

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 #F4AFBE.

How #F4AFBE 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#F4AFBE
Protanopia#BDBDBE
Protanomaly#D5B8BE
Deuteranopia#C9C9BC
Deuteranomaly#DCBFBD
Tritanopia#F3B1B1
Tritanomaly#F3B0B6
Achromatopsia#C1C1C1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #F4AFBE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-f4afbe: #F4AFBE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #F4AFBE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-f4afbe': '#F4AFBE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.957, green: 0.686, blue: 0.745)
Android XML<color name="color_f4afbe">#F4AFBE</color>
SVG fillfill="#F4AFBE"

More Red Colors

#F4AFBE sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#F4AFBE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #F4AFBE?

#F4AFBE is a lightest red — rgb(244, 175, 190) in RGB and hsl(347, 76%, 82%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Cherry Blossom Pink (#FFB7C5), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.39.

What is the RGB value of #F4AFBE?

#F4AFBE is rgb(244, 175, 190) — red 244, green 175, and blue 190 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #F4AFBE?

#F4AFBE converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 28%, 22%, 4%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #F4AFBE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #F4AFBE scores 1.79:1 against white and 11.72:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #F4AFBE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #F4AFBE 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 3.98, which is very hard to tell apart.

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