What color is #F1EDED?

#F1EDED is a very light, grayish red, closest to the named color Vintage Porcelain. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F1EDED?

The RGB value is 241, 237, 237: 241 red, 237 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F1EDED?

The complementary color is #EDF1F1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F1EDED?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.08:1 and white text 1.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F1EDED color

#F1EDED rgb(241, 237, 237)

Shades of gray

The hex color #F1EDED is a very light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 94.5% red, 92.9% green and 92.9% blue (241, 237, 237).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 12% saturation and 94% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 2% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Vintage Porcelain (#F2EDEC), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.08:1).

#F1EDED color codes

HEX	`#F1EDED`
RGB	`rgb(241, 237, 237)`
RGB percent	`rgb(94.5%, 92.9%, 92.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 12%, 94%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 2%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 2%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.05, 1.34, 0.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.05, 1.42, 19.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(81.844, 85.384, 92.273)`
Decimal	`15855085`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F1EDED, 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 #F1EDED	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F1EDED as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.08:1	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 #F1EDED looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f1eded; }
.text { color: #f1eded; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f1eded; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(241 237 237 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f1eded, #f1efed); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: White Smoke.

Questions

What color is #F1EDED?: #F1EDED is a very light, grayish red, closest to the named color Vintage Porcelain. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F1EDED?: The RGB value is 241, 237, 237: 241 red, 237 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F1EDED?: The complementary color is #EDF1F1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F1EDED?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.08:1 and white text 1.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.