What color is #FFE5EF?

#FFE5EF is a very light, vivid rose known as Sweetly. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Sweetly?

The RGB value is 255, 229, 239: 255 red, 229 green and 239 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Sweetly?

The complementary color is #E5FFF5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFE5EF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.71:1 and white text 1.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Sweetly color: hex code #FFE5EF

#FFE5EF rgb(255, 229, 239)

Shades of pink

Sweetly has the hex code #FFE5EF. It is a very light, vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 89.8% green and 93.7% blue (255, 229, 239).

Its hue angle is 337°, with 100% saturation and 95% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 6% yellow and 0% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.71:1).

Sweetly (#FFE5EF) color codes

HEX	`#FFE5EF`
RGB	`rgb(255, 229, 239)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 89.8%, 93.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(337, 100%, 95%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(337, 10%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 6%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.25, 10.52, -1.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.25, 10.65, 351.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(84.838, 83.532, 93.299)`
Decimal	`16770543`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Sweetly, 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 #FFE5EF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFE5EF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.71:1	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 #FFE5EF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ffe5ef; }
.text { color: #ffe5ef; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ffe5ef; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 229 239 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ffe5ef, #ffe8e5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Blush.

See #FFE5EF on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #FFE5EF?: #FFE5EF is a very light, vivid rose known as Sweetly. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Sweetly?: The RGB value is 255, 229, 239: 255 red, 229 green and 239 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Sweetly?: The complementary color is #E5FFF5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFE5EF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.71:1 and white text 1.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.