What color is #F4E3DE?

#F4E3DE is a very light, moderate red, closest to the named color Pearly. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F4E3DE?

The RGB value is 244, 227, 222: 244 red, 227 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F4E3DE?

The complementary color is #DEEFF4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F4E3DE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.89:1 and white text 1.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F4E3DE color

#F4E3DE rgb(244, 227, 222)

Shades of orange

The hex color #F4E3DE is a very light, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 95.7% red, 89% green and 87.1% blue (244, 227, 222).

Its hue angle is 14°, with 50% saturation and 91% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 9% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Pearly (#F4E3DF), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.89:1).

#F4E3DE color codes

HEX	`#F4E3DE`
RGB	`rgb(244, 227, 222)`
RGB percent	`rgb(95.7%, 89%, 87.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(14, 50%, 91%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(14, 9%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 9%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.44, 4.95, 4.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.44, 6.71, 42.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(77.961, 79.446, 80.321)`
Decimal	`16049118`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F4E3DE, 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 #F4E3DE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F4E3DE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.89:1	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 #F4E3DE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f4e3de; }
.text { color: #f4e3de; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f4e3de; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(244 227 222 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f4e3de, #f4eede); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Misty Rose.

Questions

What color is #F4E3DE?: #F4E3DE is a very light, moderate red, closest to the named color Pearly. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F4E3DE?: The RGB value is 244, 227, 222: 244 red, 227 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F4E3DE?: The complementary color is #DEEFF4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F4E3DE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.89:1 and white text 1.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.