What color is #F1E1DF?

#F1E1DF is a very light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Butterfly Kisses. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F1E1DF?

The RGB value is 241, 225, 223: 241 red, 225 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F1E1DF?

The complementary color is #DFEFF1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F1E1DF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.58:1 and white text 1.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F1E1DF color

#F1E1DF rgb(241, 225, 223)

Shades of gray

The hex color #F1E1DF is a very light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 94.5% red, 88.2% green and 87.5% blue (241, 225, 223).

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

The closest named color is Butterfly Kisses (#F0DEDC), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.58:1).

#F1E1DF color codes

HEX	`#F1E1DF`
RGB	`rgb(241, 225, 223)`
RGB percent	`rgb(94.5%, 88.2%, 87.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(7, 39%, 91%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(7, 7%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 7%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.73, 5.11, 2.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.73, 5.9, 29.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(76.519, 77.88, 80.799)`
Decimal	`15851999`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F1E1DF, 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 #F1E1DF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F1E1DF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.58:1	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 #F1E1DF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f1e1df; }
.text { color: #f1e1df; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f1e1df; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(241 225 223 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f1e1df, #f1eadf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Misty Rose.

Questions

What color is #F1E1DF?: #F1E1DF is a very light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Butterfly Kisses. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F1E1DF?: The RGB value is 241, 225, 223: 241 red, 225 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F1E1DF?: The complementary color is #DFEFF1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F1E1DF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.58:1 and white text 1.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.