What color is #F1E5EC?

#F1E5EC is a very light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Antarctic Love. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F1E5EC?

The RGB value is 241, 229, 236: 241 red, 229 green and 236 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F1E5EC?

The complementary color is #E5F1EA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F1E5EC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.16:1 and white text 1.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F1E5EC color

#F1E5EC rgb(241, 229, 236)

Shades of gray

The hex color #F1E5EC is a very light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 94.5% red, 89.8% green and 92.5% blue (241, 229, 236).

Its hue angle is 325°, with 30% saturation and 92% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 2% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Antarctic Love (#EDDEE6), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.16:1).

#F1E5EC color codes

HEX	`#F1E5EC`
RGB	`rgb(241, 229, 236)`
RGB percent	`rgb(94.5%, 89.8%, 92.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(325, 30%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(325, 5%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 2%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.04, 5.27, -1.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.04, 5.62, 339.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(79.433, 80.796, 90.751)`
Decimal	`15853036`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F1E5EC, 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 #F1E5EC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F1E5EC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.16:1	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 #F1E5EC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f1e5ec; }
.text { color: #f1e5ec; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f1e5ec; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(241 229 236 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f1e5ec, #f1e5e6); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #F1E5EC?: #F1E5EC is a very light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Antarctic Love. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F1E5EC?: The RGB value is 241, 229, 236: 241 red, 229 green and 236 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F1E5EC?: The complementary color is #E5F1EA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F1E5EC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.16:1 and white text 1.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.