What color is #F4E3DF?

#F4E3DF is a very light, desaturated red known as Pearly. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Pearly?

The RGB value is 244, 227, 223: 244 red, 227 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Pearly?

The complementary color is #DFF0F4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F4E3DF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.9:1 and white text 1.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Pearly color: hex code #F4E3DF

#F4E3DF rgb(244, 227, 223)

Shades of red

Pearly has the hex code #F4E3DF. It is a very light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 95.7% red, 89% green and 87.5% blue (244, 227, 223).

Its hue angle is 11°, with 49% saturation and 92% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 9% yellow and 4% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.9:1).

Pearly (#F4E3DF) color codes

HEX	`#F4E3DF`
RGB	`rgb(244, 227, 223)`
RGB percent	`rgb(95.7%, 89%, 87.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(11, 49%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(11, 9%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 9%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.46, 5.12, 4.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.46, 6.52, 38.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(78.095, 79.5, 81.029)`
Decimal	`16049119`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Pearly, 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 #F4E3DF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F4E3DF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.9:1	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 #F4E3DF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f4e3df; }
.text { color: #f4e3df; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f4e3df; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(244 227 223 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f4e3df, #f4eedf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Misty Rose.

See #F4E3DF on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #F4E3DF?: #F4E3DF is a very light, desaturated red known as Pearly. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Pearly?: The RGB value is 244, 227, 223: 244 red, 227 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Pearly?: The complementary color is #DFF0F4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F4E3DF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.9:1 and white text 1.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.