What color is #F3DFEB?

#F3DFEB is a very light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color First Crush. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F3DFEB?

The RGB value is 243, 223, 235: 243 red, 223 green and 235 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F3DFEB?

The complementary color is #DFF3E7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F3DFEB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.57:1 and white text 1.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F3DFEB color

#F3DFEB rgb(243, 223, 235)

Shades of pink

The hex color #F3DFEB is a very light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 95.3% red, 87.5% green and 92.2% blue (243, 223, 235).

Its hue angle is 324°, with 45% saturation and 91% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 3% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is First Crush (#F6E2EA), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.57:1).

#F3DFEB color codes

HEX	`#F3DFEB`
RGB	`rgb(243, 223, 235)`
RGB percent	`rgb(95.3%, 87.5%, 92.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(324, 45%, 91%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(324, 8%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 3%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.7, 8.88, -3.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.7, 9.5, 339.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(78.343, 77.829, 89.477)`
Decimal	`15982571`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F3DFEB, 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 #F3DFEB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F3DFEB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.57:1	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 #F3DFEB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f3dfeb; }
.text { color: #f3dfeb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f3dfeb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(243 223 235 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f3dfeb, #f3dfe1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Blush.

Questions

What color is #F3DFEB?: #F3DFEB is a very light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color First Crush. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F3DFEB?: The RGB value is 243, 223, 235: 243 red, 223 green and 235 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F3DFEB?: The complementary color is #DFF3E7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F3DFEB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.57:1 and white text 1.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.