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#f4b0c2

a light, electric magenta / pink · warm · closest name: Light Pink

RGB
244, 176, 194
HSL
344°, 76%, 82%
CMYK
0, 28, 21, 4
Luminance
0.5418

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #f4b0c2 is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#f4b0c2
Hue
344°
magenta / pink
Saturation
76%
electric
Lightness
82%
light
Brightness
96%
HSV value
Perceived
79%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.5418
WCAG relative
Temperature
Warm
25/100 cool
Color family
Magenta / pink
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
11.84:1
Closest name
Light Pink
ΔE2000 3.2
Where it sits
Hue344° of 360°
Saturation76%
Lightness82%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool25% cool

Reads warm. Warm and cool siblings keep the same lightness, so you can swap one in without redoing your contrast maths.

Every format

HEX#f4b0c2
RGBrgb(244, 176, 194)
HSLhsl(344, 76%, 82%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 28%, 21%, 4%)
LABlab(78.6 27.3 0.7)
LCHlch(78.6 27.4 1.6)
OKLCHoklch(0.826 0.082 1.6)
Decimal16036034
Display P3color(display-p3 0.957 0.690 0.761)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #f4b0c2;
background-color: #f4b0c2;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#f4b0c2] bg-[#f4b0c2]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #f4b0c2;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.957, green: 0.690, blue: 0.761)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#f4b0c2")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFF4B0C2)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(194, 176, 244)

Best text color

Only one of black and white can be right. This is the one, with the number that proves it.

Readable at a glance#000000 on #f4b0c2 · 11.84:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 1.77:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 11.84:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #f4b0c2 as text scores 1.77:1 on white and 11.84:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#f4b0c2 on white: 1.77:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#f4b0c2 on black: 11.84:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #B9BBC3
deuteranopia · #C9C7C1
tritanopia · #FFACB6

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #f4b0c2 is pinned to step 300; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#FCF3F5
#F9E7EB
#F4C8D3
#f4b0c2
#EA6B8D
#E43A67
#D71E4F
#B31942
#8F1435
#681329
#410C1A
Base = 300Lightest = 50 · #FCF3F5Darkest = 950 · #410C1A
:root {
  --brand-50: #FCF3F5;
  --brand-100: #F9E7EB;
  --brand-200: #F4C8D3;
  --brand-300: #f4b0c2;
  --brand-400: #EA6B8D;
  --brand-500: #E43A67;
  --brand-600: #D71E4F;
  --brand-700: #B31942;
  --brand-800: #8F1435;
  --brand-900: #681329;
  --brand-950: #410C1A;
  --brand: #f4b0c2;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #f4b0c2

Not a palette — a role sheet. Each swatch answers one question you will hit while building the component.

Text on it#000000
Black wins here
Surface#FAF4F6
Tinted page background
Border#EDC0CC
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#9B4B60
Captions on the surface
Accent#14B864
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#701029
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#FCE9EE
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#241418
Dark-mode background
Light mode
Everything in its place

Surface, border, heading and body all derive from this one hue, so the screen stays coherent without a second palette.

Primary actionSecondaryBadge
Dark mode
Same hue, inverted

Lightness flips, hue holds. The accent stays the anchor in both themes.

Primary actionSecondaryAccent

How to use #f4b0c2

Derived from its contrast, chroma and lightness — not from taste.

Works well for
  • Text and icons on dark surfaces
  • Primary buttons and calls to action
  • Focus rings, active and selected states
  • Card and section backgrounds
  • Brand accents, badges and data highlights
Use with care
  • Text of any size on white — fails WCAG AA
  • Full-page backgrounds — tiring over long sessions
  • White text placed on it
  • Pairing with a same-lightness hue — edges vibrate

Similar colors

One move away from this hex in each direction. Every swatch is its own page.

Color relationships

The wheel positions with their names attached, so you can grab the one you actually need.

Complementary#B0F4E2
Analogous left#F4B0E4
Analogous right#F4C0B0
Split-complement 1#B0F4C0
Split-complement 2#B0E4F4
Triadic 1#C2F4B0
Triadic 2#B0C2F4
Tetradic#E4F4B0

RGB percentages

Red95.7%
Green69.0%
Blue76.1%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta27.9%
Yellow20.5%
Key (black)4.3%

Color previews

#f4b0c2 text on a black background

contrast 11.84:1

Card sample

#f4b0c2 text on a white background

contrast 1.77:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #f4b0c2;
Background color
Panel with #f4b0c2 background
background-color: #f4b0c2;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #f4b0c2;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(244, 176, 194, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(244, 176, 194, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #f4b0c2;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f4b0c2, #F4CBB0);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #f4b0c2

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Ranked with CIEDE2000 across all 139 CSS keywords. Under ΔE 2 the eye stops telling them apart; over ΔE 10 they are plainly different colors.

#f4b0c2 in the real world

Where a color in this family tends to land, and the interface roles it is usually asked to play.

Industries
BeautyFashionLifestyleYouth brands
Common UI roles
SurfacesBadgesHighlightsEmpty states
Print note

Sits outside most CMYK gamuts — expect a duller press result, or specify a spot ink.

#f4b0c2, answered

What color is #f4b0c2?

#f4b0c2 is a light electric magenta / pink, closest to Light Pink (ΔE2000 3.2). It sits at 344° on the hue wheel with 76% saturation and 82% lightness, which reads as warm.

What is the RGB value of #f4b0c2?

rgb(244, 176, 194) — 244 red, 176 green and 194 blue out of 255, or 95.7% / 69% / 76.1% by channel.

Is #f4b0c2 a light or a dark color?

It is a light color. Relative luminance is 0.5418 and perceived brightness is 79%, so black text on it reaches 11.84:1.

Should I use black or white text on #f4b0c2?

Black. It scores 11.84:1 against #f4b0c2, versus 1.77:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #f4b0c2?

#B0F4E2 sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #B0F4C0 and #B0E4F4, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #f4b0c2?

For interface work: #FAF4F6 as the surface, #EDC0CC for borders, #9B4B60 for secondary text, #14B864 as an accent and #701029 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #F4B0E4 and #F4C0B0 stays calm, while #B0F4E2 is the loudest partner.

What is #f4b0c2 in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(0%, 28%, 21%, 4%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — a color this saturated sits outside most CMYK gamuts and will print duller than it looks here.

Is #f4b0c2 warm or cool?

Warm — it scores 25 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #F4B7B0; nudged cooler, #F5AFDB.

Work with #f4b0c2 in the Color Lab