What color is #F3E5E6?

#F3E5E6 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 #F3E5E6?

The RGB value is 243, 229, 230: 243 red, 229 green and 230 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F3E5E6?

The complementary color is #E5F3F2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F3E5E6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.16:1 and white text 1.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F3E5E6 color

#F3E5E6 rgb(243, 229, 230)

Shades of gray

The hex color #F3E5E6 is a very light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 95.3% red, 89.8% green and 90.2% blue (243, 229, 230).

Its hue angle is 356°, with 37% saturation and 93% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 5% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is White Christmas (#F4E8E8), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.16:1).

#F3E5E6 color codes

HEX	`#F3E5E6`
RGB	`rgb(243, 229, 230)`
RGB percent	`rgb(95.3%, 89.8%, 90.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(356, 37%, 93%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(356, 6%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 5%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.05, 4.92, 1.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.05, 5.06, 13.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(79.263, 80.807, 86.269)`
Decimal	`15984102`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F3E5E6, 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 #F3E5E6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F3E5E6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.16:1	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 #F3E5E6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f3e5e6; }
.text { color: #f3e5e6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f3e5e6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(243 229 230 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f3e5e6, #f3ebe5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Blush.

Questions

What color is #F3E5E6?: #F3E5E6 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 #F3E5E6?: The RGB value is 243, 229, 230: 243 red, 229 green and 230 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F3E5E6?: The complementary color is #E5F3F2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F3E5E6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.16:1 and white text 1.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.