What color is #F3EAF2?

#F3EAF2 is a very light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Bride. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F3EAF2?

The RGB value is 243, 234, 242: 243 red, 234 green and 242 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F3EAF2?

The complementary color is #EAF3EB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F3EAF2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.86:1 and white text 1.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F3EAF2 color

#F3EAF2 rgb(243, 234, 242)

Shades of gray

The hex color #F3EAF2 is a very light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 95.3% red, 91.8% green and 94.9% blue (243, 234, 242).

Its hue angle is 307°, with 27% saturation and 94% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Bride (#EFE7EB), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.86:1).

#F3EAF2 color codes

HEX	`#F3EAF2`
RGB	`rgb(243, 234, 242)`
RGB percent	`rgb(95.3%, 91.8%, 94.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(307, 27%, 94%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(307, 4%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 0%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.59, 4.43, -2.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.59, 5.23, 327.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(82.41, 84.312, 95.919)`
Decimal	`15985394`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F3EAF2, 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 #F3EAF2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F3EAF2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.86:1	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 #F3EAF2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f3eaf2; }
.text { color: #f3eaf2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f3eaf2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(243 234 242 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f3eaf2, #f3eaee); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Blush.

Questions

What color is #F3EAF2?: #F3EAF2 is a very light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Bride. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F3EAF2?: The RGB value is 243, 234, 242: 243 red, 234 green and 242 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F3EAF2?: The complementary color is #EAF3EB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F3EAF2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.86:1 and white text 1.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.