What color is #F3D7EC?

#F3D7EC is a very light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Grape Taffy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F3D7EC?

The RGB value is 243, 215, 236: 243 red, 215 green and 236 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F3D7EC?

The complementary color is #D7F3DE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F3D7EC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.74:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F3D7EC color

#F3D7EC rgb(243, 215, 236)

Shades of purple

The hex color #F3D7EC is a very light, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 95.3% red, 84.3% green and 92.5% blue (243, 215, 236).

Its hue angle is 315°, with 54% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 3% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Grape Taffy (#F4DAF1), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.74:1).

#F3D7EC color codes

HEX	`#F3D7EC`
RGB	`rgb(243, 215, 236)`
RGB percent	`rgb(95.3%, 84.3%, 92.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(315, 54%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(315, 12%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 3%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.79, 13.23, -6.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.79, 14.84, 333.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(76.401, 73.713, 89.544)`
Decimal	`15980524`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F3D7EC, 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 #F3D7EC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F3D7EC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.74:1	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 #F3D7EC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f3d7ec; }
.text { color: #f3d7ec; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f3d7ec; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(243 215 236 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f3d7ec, #f3d7de); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Pink.

Questions

What color is #F3D7EC?: #F3D7EC is a very light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Grape Taffy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F3D7EC?: The RGB value is 243, 215, 236: 243 red, 215 green and 236 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F3D7EC?: The complementary color is #D7F3DE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F3D7EC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.74:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.