What color is #F1ECEF?

#F1ECEF is a very light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Grim White. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F1ECEF?

The RGB value is 241, 236, 239: 241 red, 236 green and 239 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F1ECEF?

The complementary color is #ECF1EE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F1ECEF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.98:1 and white text 1.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F1ECEF color

#F1ECEF rgb(241, 236, 239)

Shades of gray

The hex color #F1ECEF is a very light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 94.5% red, 92.5% green and 93.7% blue (241, 236, 239).

Its hue angle is 324°, with 15% saturation and 94% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 1% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Grim White (#F6F1F4), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.98:1).

#F1ECEF color codes

HEX	`#F1ECEF`
RGB	`rgb(241, 236, 239)`
RGB percent	`rgb(94.5%, 92.5%, 93.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(324, 15%, 94%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(324, 2%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 1%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.85, 2.2, -0.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.85, 2.36, 338.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(81.849, 84.924, 93.725)`
Decimal	`15854831`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F1ECEF, 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 #F1ECEF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F1ECEF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.98:1	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 #F1ECEF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f1ecef; }
.text { color: #f1ecef; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f1ecef; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(241 236 239 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f1ecef, #f1eced); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Snow White.

Questions

What color is #F1ECEF?: #F1ECEF is a very light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Grim White. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F1ECEF?: The RGB value is 241, 236, 239: 241 red, 236 green and 239 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F1ECEF?: The complementary color is #ECF1EE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F1ECEF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.98:1 and white text 1.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.