What color is #F1E8DF?

#F1E8DF is a very light, desaturated orange known as Gardenia. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Gardenia?

The RGB value is 241, 232, 223: 241 red, 232 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Gardenia?

The complementary color is #DFE8F1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F1E8DF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.35:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Gardenia color: hex code #F1E8DF

#F1E8DF rgb(241, 232, 223)

Shades of gray

Gardenia has the hex code #F1E8DF. It is a very light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 94.5% red, 91% green and 87.5% blue (241, 232, 223).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 39% saturation and 91% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 7% yellow and 5% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.35:1).

Gardenia (#F1E8DF) color codes

HEX	`#F1E8DF`
RGB	`rgb(241, 232, 223)`
RGB percent	`rgb(94.5%, 91%, 87.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 39%, 91%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 7%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 7%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.46, 1.51, 5.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.46, 5.66, 74.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(78.45, 81.742, 81.443)`
Decimal	`15853791`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Gardenia, 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 #F1E8DF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F1E8DF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.35:1	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 #F1E8DF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f1e8df; }
.text { color: #f1e8df; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f1e8df; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(241 232 223 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f1e8df, #f1f1df); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #F1E8DF on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #F1E8DF?: #F1E8DF is a very light, desaturated orange known as Gardenia. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Gardenia?: The RGB value is 241, 232, 223: 241 red, 232 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Gardenia?: The complementary color is #DFE8F1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F1E8DF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.35:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.