What color is #F3E9F6?

#F3E9F6 is a very light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Perfume Haze. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F3E9F6?

The RGB value is 243, 233, 246: 243 red, 233 green and 246 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F3E9F6?

The complementary color is #ECF6E9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F3E9F6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.8:1 and white text 1.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F3E9F6 color

#F3E9F6 rgb(243, 233, 246)

Shades of purple

The hex color #F3E9F6 is a very light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 95.3% red, 91.4% green and 96.5% blue (243, 233, 246).

Its hue angle is 286°, with 42% saturation and 94% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Perfume Haze (#F3E9F7), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.8:1).

#F3E9F6 color codes

HEX	`#F3E9F6`
RGB	`rgb(243, 233, 246)`
RGB percent	`rgb(95.3%, 91.4%, 96.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(286, 42%, 94%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(286, 5%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 5%, 0%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.44, 5.66, -5.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.44, 7.6, 318.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(82.733, 83.987, 99.023)`
Decimal	`15985142`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F3E9F6, 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 #F3E9F6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F3E9F6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.8:1	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 #F3E9F6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f3e9f6; }
.text { color: #f3e9f6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f3e9f6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(243 233 246 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f3e9f6, #f6e9f3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Blush.

Questions

What color is #F3E9F6?: #F3E9F6 is a very light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Perfume Haze. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F3E9F6?: The RGB value is 243, 233, 246: 243 red, 233 green and 246 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F3E9F6?: The complementary color is #ECF6E9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F3E9F6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.8:1 and white text 1.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.