What color is #F1EFF8?

#F1EFF8 is a very light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Silver Phoenix. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F1EFF8?

The RGB value is 241, 239, 248: 241 red, 239 green and 248 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F1EFF8?

The complementary color is #F6F8EF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F1EFF8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.44:1 and white text 1.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F1EFF8 color

#F1EFF8 rgb(241, 239, 248)

Shades of gray

The hex color #F1EFF8 is a very light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 94.5% red, 93.7% green and 97.3% blue (241, 239, 248).

Its hue angle is 253°, with 39% saturation and 95% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 3% black.

The closest named color is Silver Phoenix (#EBECF5), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.44:1).

#F1EFF8 color codes

HEX	`#F1EFF8`
RGB	`rgb(241, 239, 248)`
RGB percent	`rgb(94.5%, 93.7%, 97.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(253, 39%, 95%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(253, 4%, 97%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 4%, 0%, 3%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.83, 2.28, -4.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.83, 4.68, 299.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(84.082, 87.211, 101.192)`
Decimal	`15855608`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F1EFF8, 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 #F1EFF8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F1EFF8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.44:1	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 #F1EFF8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f1eff8; }
.text { color: #f1eff8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f1eff8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(241 239 248 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f1eff8, #f5eff8); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #F1EFF8?: #F1EFF8 is a very light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Silver Phoenix. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F1EFF8?: The RGB value is 241, 239, 248: 241 red, 239 green and 248 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F1EFF8?: The complementary color is #F6F8EF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F1EFF8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.44:1 and white text 1.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.