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#F8AFBE Color

#F8AFBE is rgb(248, 175, 190) in RGB, hsl(348, 84%, 83%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 29%, 23%, 3%) 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 2.82. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#F8AFBE
HEX#F8AFBE
RGBrgb(248, 175, 190)
HSLhsl(348, 84%, 83%)
HSVhsv(348, 29%, 97%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 29%, 23%, 3%)
OKLCHoklch(82.7% 0.087 5.6)
LABlab(78.89% 28.96 3.61)
LCHlch(78.89% 29.19 7.11)

What #F8AFBE 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 #F8AFBE, 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.

#F8AFBE Channel Values

How #F8AFBE 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 248 · G 175 · B 1908-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 348° · S 84% · L 83%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 348° · S 29% · V 97%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 29% · Y 23% · K 3%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.77:1 vs white · 11.87:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #F8AFBE 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 text1.77:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.87:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #F8AFBE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #F8AFBE; 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 #F8AFBE

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

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How #F8AFBE 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#F8AFBE
Protanopia#BEBEBE
Protanomaly#D8B8BE
Deuteranopia#CBCBBC
Deuteranomaly#DEC0BD
Tritanopia#F7B1B1
Tritanomaly#F7B0B6
Achromatopsia#C3C3C3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #F8AFBE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-f8afbe: #F8AFBE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #F8AFBE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-f8afbe': '#F8AFBE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.973, green: 0.686, blue: 0.745)
Android XML<color name="color_f8afbe">#F8AFBE</color>
SVG fillfill="#F8AFBE"

More Red Colors

#F8AFBE sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#F8AFBE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #F8AFBE?

#F8AFBE is a lightest red — rgb(248, 175, 190) in RGB and hsl(348, 84%, 83%) 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 2.82.

What is the RGB value of #F8AFBE?

#F8AFBE is rgb(248, 175, 190) — red 248, green 175, and blue 190 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #F8AFBE?

#F8AFBE converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 29%, 23%, 3%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #F8AFBE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #F8AFBE scores 1.77:1 against white and 11.87:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #F8AFBE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #F8AFBE 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 3.15, which is very hard to tell apart.

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