What color is #F3E4E5?

#F3E4E5 is a very light, desaturated red, closest to the named color White Christmas. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F3E4E5?

The RGB value is 243, 228, 229: 243 red, 228 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F3E4E5?

The complementary color is #E4F3F2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F3E4E5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.04:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F3E4E5 color

#F3E4E5 rgb(243, 228, 229)

Shades of gray

The hex color #F3E4E5 is a very light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 95.3% red, 89.4% green and 89.8% blue (243, 228, 229).

Its hue angle is 356°, with 38% saturation and 92% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 6% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is White Christmas (#F4E8E8), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.04:1).

#F3E4E5 color codes

HEX	`#F3E4E5`
RGB	`rgb(243, 228, 229)`
RGB percent	`rgb(95.3%, 89.4%, 89.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(356, 38%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(356, 6%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 6%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.77, 5.26, 1.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.77, 5.43, 14.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(78.847, 80.2, 85.44)`
Decimal	`15983845`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F3E4E5, 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 #F3E4E5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F3E4E5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.04:1	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 #F3E4E5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f3e4e5; }
.text { color: #f3e4e5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f3e4e5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(243 228 229 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f3e4e5, #f3ebe4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Blush.

Questions

What color is #F3E4E5?: #F3E4E5 is a very light, desaturated red, closest to the named color White Christmas. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F3E4E5?: The RGB value is 243, 228, 229: 243 red, 228 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F3E4E5?: The complementary color is #E4F3F2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F3E4E5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.04:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.