Information about #F5B8AD color

#F5B8AD color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #F5B8AD is classified in the Register under the Red Color Family, with High Saturation and Very Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(245, 184, 173) (96.1% red, 72.2% green, 67.8% blue), or CMYK 0 / 24 / 28 / 4 for print. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #F5B8AD reads as a strongly colored earthy red and appears airy and pastel-like. Expect to see shades like this in clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Soft Pinch (#F7B0AD). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Melon (#FEBAAD) and Rosa Ziamotti (#F6B1B3).

The recipe behind #F5B8AD is rgb(245, 184, 173), with red as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #F5B8AD background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 12.3:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 1.7:1. No one has named #F5B8AD so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#F5B8AD color variations

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#F5B8AD 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 #F5B8AD

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

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#F5B8AD
  • RGB245, 184, 173
  • CMYK0, 24, 28, 4
  • CSSrgb(245, 184, 173)
  • HSL9°, 78%, 82%
  • HSL Precise9.167°, 78.261%, 81.961%
  • HSV9°, 29%, 96%
  • HSB9°, 29%, 96%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.961
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.722
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.678
  • GLSLvec3(0.961, 0.722, 0.678)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.961, 0.722, 0.678, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.961, 0.722, 0.678)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB96.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB72.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB67.8%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDF5B8AD
  • DECIMAL ID16103597
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01