Information about #F28BA4 color

#F28BA4 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#F28BA4 falls into the Red Color Family — High Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(242, 139, 164) — 94.9% red, 54.5% green, 64.3% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 40 / 31 / 5. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#F28BA4 is a vivid, lively red that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. It is a natural fit for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Vanilla Ice (#F38FA9). Slightly further away sit Pink Sherbet (#F78FA7) and Wewak (#F1919A).

In RGB terms — rgb(242, 139, 164) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #F28BA4: 9.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.3:1 for white. No one has named #F28BA4 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#F28BA4 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#F28BA4 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #F28BA4

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Vanilla Ice color link
Vanilla Ice

#F38FA9

Pink Sherbet color link
Pink Sherbet

#F78FA7

Wewak color link
Wewak

#F1919A

Pinky color link
Pinky

#FC86AA

Rosa color link
Rosa

#FE86A4

Pastel Berry color link
Pastel Berry

#ED8698

Salmon Pink color link
Salmon Pink

#FF91A4

Illusion color link
Illusion

#EF95AE

Mauvelous color link
Mauvelous

#EF98AA

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#F28BA4
  • RGB242, 139, 164
  • CMYK0, 40, 31, 5
  • CSSrgb(242, 139, 164)
  • HSL345°, 80%, 75%
  • HSL Precise345.437°, 79.845%, 74.706%
  • HSV345°, 43%, 95%
  • HSB345°, 43%, 95%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.949
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.545
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.643
  • GLSLvec3(0.949, 0.545, 0.643)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.949, 0.545, 0.643, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.949, 0.545, 0.643)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB94.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB54.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB64.3%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDF28BA4
  • DECIMAL ID15895460
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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