What color is #F1ECF5?

#F1ECF5 is a very light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Greek Goddess. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F1ECF5?

The RGB value is 241, 236, 245: 241 red, 236 green and 245 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F1ECF5?

The complementary color is #F0F5EC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F1ECF5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.06:1 and white text 1.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F1ECF5 color

#F1ECF5 rgb(241, 236, 245)

Shades of gray

The hex color #F1ECF5 is a very light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 94.5% red, 92.5% green and 96.1% blue (241, 236, 245).

Its hue angle is 273°, with 31% saturation and 94% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Greek Goddess (#EDE9EF), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.06:1).

#F1ECF5 color codes

HEX	`#F1ECF5`
RGB	`rgb(241, 236, 245)`
RGB percent	`rgb(94.5%, 92.5%, 96.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(273, 31%, 94%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(273, 4%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 4%, 0%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.01, 3.27, -3.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.01, 4.97, 311.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(82.75, 85.284, 98.471)`
Decimal	`15854837`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F1ECF5, 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 #F1ECF5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F1ECF5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.06:1	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 #F1ECF5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f1ecf5; }
.text { color: #f1ecf5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f1ecf5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(241 236 245 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f1ecf5, #f5ecf5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ghost White.

Questions

What color is #F1ECF5?: #F1ECF5 is a very light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Greek Goddess. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F1ECF5?: The RGB value is 241, 236, 245: 241 red, 236 green and 245 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F1ECF5?: The complementary color is #F0F5EC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F1ECF5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.06:1 and white text 1.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.