What color is #F4E0EB?

#F4E0EB is a very light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color First Crush. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F4E0EB?

The RGB value is 244, 224, 235: 244 red, 224 green and 235 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F4E0EB?

The complementary color is #E0F4E9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F4E0EB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.71:1 and white text 1.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F4E0EB color

#F4E0EB rgb(244, 224, 235)

Shades of pink

The hex color #F4E0EB is a very light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 95.7% red, 87.8% green and 92.2% blue (244, 224, 235).

Its hue angle is 327°, with 48% saturation and 92% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 4% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is First Crush (#F6E2EA), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.71:1).

#F4E0EB color codes

HEX	`#F4E0EB`
RGB	`rgb(244, 224, 235)`
RGB percent	`rgb(95.7%, 87.8%, 92.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(327, 48%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(327, 8%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 4%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.03, 8.7, -2.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.03, 9.16, 341.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(78.957, 78.544, 89.582)`
Decimal	`16048363`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F4E0EB, 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 #F4E0EB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F4E0EB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.71:1	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 #F4E0EB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f4e0eb; }
.text { color: #f4e0eb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f4e0eb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(244 224 235 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f4e0eb, #f4e0e1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Blush.

Questions

What color is #F4E0EB?: #F4E0EB is a very light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color First Crush. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F4E0EB?: The RGB value is 244, 224, 235: 244 red, 224 green and 235 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F4E0EB?: The complementary color is #E0F4E9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F4E0EB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.71:1 and white text 1.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.