What color is #F3DBED?

#F3DBED is a very light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Grape Taffy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F3DBED?

The RGB value is 243, 219, 237: 243 red, 219 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F3DBED?

The complementary color is #DBF3E1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F3DBED?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.17:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F3DBED color

#F3DBED rgb(243, 219, 237)

Shades of purple

The hex color #F3DBED is a very light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 95.3% red, 85.9% green and 92.9% blue (243, 219, 237).

Its hue angle is 315°, with 50% saturation and 91% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 2% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Grape Taffy (#F4DAF1), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.17:1).

#F3DBED color codes

HEX	`#F3DBED`
RGB	`rgb(243, 219, 237)`
RGB percent	`rgb(95.3%, 85.9%, 92.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(315, 50%, 91%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(315, 10%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 2%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.78, 11.32, -5.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.78, 12.7, 332.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(77.578, 75.833, 90.655)`
Decimal	`15981549`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F3DBED, 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 #F3DBED	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F3DBED as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.17:1	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 #F3DBED looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f3dbed; }
.text { color: #f3dbed; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f3dbed; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(243 219 237 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f3dbed, #f3dbe1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #F3DBED?: #F3DBED is a very light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Grape Taffy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F3DBED?: The RGB value is 243, 219, 237: 243 red, 219 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F3DBED?: The complementary color is #DBF3E1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F3DBED?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.17:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.