What color is #F3E5E1?

#F3E5E1 is a very light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Petal Pink. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F3E5E1?

The RGB value is 243, 229, 225: 243 red, 229 green and 225 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F3E5E1?

The complementary color is #E1EFF3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F3E5E1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.11:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F3E5E1 color

#F3E5E1 rgb(243, 229, 225)

Shades of gray

The hex color #F3E5E1 is a very light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 95.3% red, 89.8% green and 88.2% blue (243, 229, 225).

Its hue angle is 13°, with 43% saturation and 92% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 7% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Petal Pink (#F4E5E0), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.11:1).

#F3E5E1 color codes

HEX	`#F3E5E1`
RGB	`rgb(243, 229, 225)`
RGB percent	`rgb(95.3%, 89.8%, 88.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(13, 43%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(13, 7%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 7%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.92, 4.07, 3.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.92, 5.47, 41.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(78.571, 80.53, 82.624)`
Decimal	`15984097`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F3E5E1, 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 #F3E5E1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F3E5E1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.11:1	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 #F3E5E1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f3e5e1; }
.text { color: #f3e5e1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f3e5e1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(243 229 225 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f3e5e1, #f3eee1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Seashell.

Questions

What color is #F3E5E1?: #F3E5E1 is a very light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Petal Pink. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F3E5E1?: The RGB value is 243, 229, 225: 243 red, 229 green and 225 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F3E5E1?: The complementary color is #E1EFF3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F3E5E1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.11:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.