What color is #F3E8F0?

#F3E8F0 is a very light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Violet Vogue. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F3E8F0?

The RGB value is 243, 232, 240: 243 red, 232 green and 240 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F3E8F0?

The complementary color is #E8F3EB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F3E8F0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.61:1 and white text 1.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F3E8F0 color

#F3E8F0 rgb(243, 232, 240)

Shades of gray

The hex color #F3E8F0 is a very light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 95.3% red, 91% green and 94.1% blue (243, 232, 240).

Its hue angle is 316°, with 31% saturation and 93% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 1% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Violet Vogue (#E9E1E8), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.61:1).

#F3E8F0 color codes

HEX	`#F3E8F0`
RGB	`rgb(243, 232, 240)`
RGB percent	`rgb(95.3%, 91%, 94.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(316, 31%, 93%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(316, 5%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 1%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.04, 5.1, -2.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.04, 5.7, 333.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(81.545, 83.06, 94.157)`
Decimal	`15984880`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F3E8F0, 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 #F3E8F0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F3E8F0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.61:1	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 #F3E8F0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f3e8f0; }
.text { color: #f3e8f0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f3e8f0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(243 232 240 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f3e8f0, #f3e8eb); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #F3E8F0?: #F3E8F0 is a very light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Violet Vogue. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F3E8F0?: The RGB value is 243, 232, 240: 243 red, 232 green and 240 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F3E8F0?: The complementary color is #E8F3EB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F3E8F0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.61:1 and white text 1.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.