What color is #F4DAF1?

#F4DAF1 is a very light, moderate magenta known as Grape Taffy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Grape Taffy?

The RGB value is 244, 218, 241: 244 red, 218 green and 241 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Grape Taffy?

The complementary color is #DAF4DD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F4DAF1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.15:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Grape Taffy color: hex code #F4DAF1

#F4DAF1 rgb(244, 218, 241)

Shades of purple

Grape Taffy has the hex code #F4DAF1. It is a very light, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 95.7% red, 85.5% green and 94.5% blue (244, 218, 241).

Its hue angle is 307°, with 54% saturation and 91% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 1% yellow and 4% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.15:1).

Grape Taffy (#F4DAF1) color codes

HEX	`#F4DAF1`
RGB	`rgb(244, 218, 241)`
RGB percent	`rgb(95.7%, 85.5%, 94.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(307, 54%, 91%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(307, 11%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 1%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.73, 12.88, -7.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.73, 15.13, 328.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(78.255, 75.728, 93.697)`
Decimal	`16046833`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Grape Taffy, 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 #F4DAF1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F4DAF1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.15:1	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 #F4DAF1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f4daf1; }
.text { color: #f4daf1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f4daf1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(244 218 241 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f4daf1, #f4dae4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

See #F4DAF1 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #F4DAF1?: #F4DAF1 is a very light, moderate magenta known as Grape Taffy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Grape Taffy?: The RGB value is 244, 218, 241: 244 red, 218 green and 241 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Grape Taffy?: The complementary color is #DAF4DD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F4DAF1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.15:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.