#F7B3AA Hex Color
A gentle and muted salmon glow
This pale, muted salmon offers a soft, youthful warmth. It functions well as a UI base color, providing a gentle background that keeps black text highly readable. While #f7b3aa can feel washed out against white, it creates a sophisticated, balanced palette when paired with deep charcoal or slate greys. The hex code for this unsaturated reddish hue is #f7b3aa.
Questions about #f7b3aa
What is #f7b3aa in RGB, HSL and CMYK?
In RGB, #f7b3aa is rgb(247, 179, 170), in HSL hsl(7, 83%, 82%) and in CMYK 0%, 28%, 31%, 3%.
What colors pair best with #f7b3aa for design projects?
Pair #f7b3aa with charcoal or deep slate grays to ground its lightness and maintain a sophisticated contrast. Using these dark, neutral tones helps prevent the color from appearing too washed out against lighter backgrounds while keeping your typography legible.
Is #f7b3aa suitable for text on a white background?
Using #f7b3aa for text on a white background typically fails accessibility standards due to poor contrast ratios. It is best reserved for UI elements, large accents, or background washes rather than small body copy or critical interface instructions.
Is #f7b3aa readable on white or black?
#f7b3aa has a 1.75:1 contrast ratio on white and 11.98:1 on black. WCAG asks for 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, so on white it is too faint for text and on black it works for body text. Try other pairs in the contrast checker.