What color is #F9DFE5?

#F9DFE5 is a very light, moderate red known as Cake Frosting. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Cake Frosting?

The RGB value is 249, 223, 229: 249 red, 223 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Cake Frosting?

The complementary color is #DFF9F3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F9DFE5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.71:1 and white text 1.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Cake Frosting color: hex code #F9DFE5

#F9DFE5 rgb(249, 223, 229)

Shades of pink

Cake Frosting has the hex code #F9DFE5. It is a very light, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 97.6% red, 87.5% green and 89.8% blue (249, 223, 229).

Its hue angle is 346°, with 68% saturation and 93% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 8% yellow and 2% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.71:1).

Cake Frosting (#F9DFE5) color codes

HEX	`#F9DFE5`
RGB	`rgb(249, 223, 229)`
RGB percent	`rgb(97.6%, 87.5%, 89.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(346, 68%, 93%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(346, 10%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 8%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.04, 9.91, 0.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.04, 9.91, 1.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(79.596, 78.574, 85.087)`
Decimal	`16375781`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Cake Frosting, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #F9DFE5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F9DFE5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #F9DFE5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f9dfe5; }
.text { color: #f9dfe5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f9dfe5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(249 223 229 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f9dfe5, #f9e6df); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Misty Rose.

See #F9DFE5 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #F9DFE5?: #F9DFE5 is a very light, moderate red known as Cake Frosting. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Cake Frosting?: The RGB value is 249, 223, 229: 249 red, 223 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Cake Frosting?: The complementary color is #DFF9F3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F9DFE5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.71:1 and white text 1.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.