What color is #F4D7ED?

#F4D7ED is a very light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Grape Taffy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F4D7ED?

The RGB value is 244, 215, 237: 244 red, 215 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F4D7ED?

The complementary color is #D7F4DE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F4D7ED?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.79:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F4D7ED color

#F4D7ED rgb(244, 215, 237)

Shades of purple

The hex color #F4D7ED is a very light, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 95.7% red, 84.3% green and 92.9% blue (244, 215, 237).

Its hue angle is 314°, with 57% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 3% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Grape Taffy (#F4DAF1), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.79:1).

#F4D7ED color codes

HEX	`#F4D7ED`
RGB	`rgb(244, 215, 237)`
RGB percent	`rgb(95.7%, 84.3%, 92.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(314, 57%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(314, 12%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 3%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.9, 13.74, -7.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.9, 15.45, 332.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(76.893, 73.95, 90.327)`
Decimal	`16046061`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F4D7ED, 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 #F4D7ED	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F4D7ED as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.79:1	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 #F4D7ED looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f4d7ed; }
.text { color: #f4d7ed; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f4d7ed; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(244 215 237 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f4d7ed, #f4d7df); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Pink.

Questions

What color is #F4D7ED?: #F4D7ED is a very light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Grape Taffy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F4D7ED?: The RGB value is 244, 215, 237: 244 red, 215 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F4D7ED?: The complementary color is #D7F4DE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F4D7ED?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.79:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.