What color is #F1E8EE?

#F1E8EE is a very light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Bride. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F1E8EE?

The RGB value is 241, 232, 238: 241 red, 232 green and 238 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F1E8EE?

The complementary color is #E8F1EB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F1E8EE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.52:1 and white text 1.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F1E8EE color

#F1E8EE rgb(241, 232, 238)

Shades of gray

The hex color #F1E8EE is a very light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 94.5% red, 91% green and 93.3% blue (241, 232, 238).

Its hue angle is 320°, with 24% saturation and 93% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 1% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Bride (#EFE7EB), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.52:1).

#F1E8EE color codes

HEX	`#F1E8EE`
RGB	`rgb(241, 232, 238)`
RGB percent	`rgb(94.5%, 91%, 93.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(320, 24%, 93%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(320, 4%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 1%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.83, 4.08, -1.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.83, 4.47, 335.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(80.563, 82.587, 92.569)`
Decimal	`15853806`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F1E8EE, 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 #F1E8EE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F1E8EE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.52:1	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 #F1E8EE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f1e8ee; }
.text { color: #f1e8ee; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f1e8ee; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(241 232 238 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f1e8ee, #f1e8ea); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Blush.

Questions

What color is #F1E8EE?: #F1E8EE is a very light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Bride. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F1E8EE?: The RGB value is 241, 232, 238: 241 red, 232 green and 238 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F1E8EE?: The complementary color is #E8F1EB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F1E8EE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.52:1 and white text 1.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.