What color is #FFF5EE?

#FFF5EE is a very light, vivid orange known as Seashell. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Seashell?

The RGB value is 255, 245, 238: 255 red, 245 green and 238 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Seashell?

The complementary color is #EEF8FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFF5EE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.55:1 and white text 1.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Seashell color: hex code #FFF5EE

#FFF5EE rgb(255, 245, 238)

Shades of white

Seashell has the hex code #FFF5EE. It is a very light, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 96.1% green and 93.3% blue (255, 245, 238).

Its hue angle is 25°, with 100% saturation and 97% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 7% yellow and 0% black.

You can use it in CSS with the keyword seashell.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.55:1).

Seashell (#FFF5EE) color codes

HEX	`#FFF5EE`
RGB	`rgb(255, 245, 238)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 96.1%, 93.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(25, 100%, 97%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(25, 7%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 7%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(97.12, 2.16, 4.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(97.12, 5.04, 64.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(89.323, 92.739, 94.067)`
Decimal	`16774638`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Seashell, 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 #FFF5EE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFF5EE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.55:1	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 #FFF5EE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fff5ee; }
.text { color: #fff5ee; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fff5ee; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 245 238 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fff5ee, #fffeee); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #FFF5EE on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #FFF5EE?: #FFF5EE is a very light, vivid orange known as Seashell. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Seashell?: The RGB value is 255, 245, 238: 255 red, 245 green and 238 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Seashell?: The complementary color is #EEF8FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFF5EE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.55:1 and white text 1.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.