What color is #F3E0ED?

#F3E0ED is a very light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color First Crush. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F3E0ED?

The RGB value is 243, 224, 237: 243 red, 224 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F3E0ED?

The complementary color is #E0F3E6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F3E0ED?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.7:1 and white text 1.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F3E0ED color

#F3E0ED rgb(243, 224, 237)

Shades of pink

The hex color #F3E0ED is a very light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 95.3% red, 87.8% green and 92.9% blue (243, 224, 237).

Its hue angle is 319°, with 44% saturation and 92% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 2% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is First Crush (#F6E2EA), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.7:1).

#F3E0ED color codes

HEX	`#F3E0ED`
RGB	`rgb(243, 224, 237)`
RGB percent	`rgb(95.3%, 87.8%, 92.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(319, 44%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(319, 8%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 2%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91, 8.71, -3.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91, 9.58, 335.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(78.902, 78.481, 91.096)`
Decimal	`15982829`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F3E0ED, 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 #F3E0ED	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F3E0ED as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.7:1	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 #F3E0ED looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f3e0ed; }
.text { color: #f3e0ed; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f3e0ed; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(243 224 237 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f3e0ed, #f3e0e4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Blush.

Questions

What color is #F3E0ED?: #F3E0ED is a very light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color First Crush. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F3E0ED?: The RGB value is 243, 224, 237: 243 red, 224 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F3E0ED?: The complementary color is #E0F3E6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F3E0ED?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.7:1 and white text 1.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.