What color is #F4E3EE?

#F4E3EE 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 #F4E3EE?

The RGB value is 244, 227, 238: 244 red, 227 green and 238 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F4E3EE?

The complementary color is #E3F4E9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F4E3EE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.07:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F4E3EE color

#F4E3EE rgb(244, 227, 238)

Shades of pink

The hex color #F4E3EE is a very light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 95.7% red, 89% green and 93.3% blue (244, 227, 238).

Its hue angle is 321°, with 44% saturation and 92% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 2% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is First Crush (#F6E2EA), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.07:1).

#F4E3EE color codes

HEX	`#F4E3EE`
RGB	`rgb(244, 227, 238)`
RGB percent	`rgb(95.7%, 89%, 93.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(321, 44%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(321, 7%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 2%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.84, 7.67, -3.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.84, 8.33, 337.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(80.208, 80.345, 92.155)`
Decimal	`16049134`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F4E3EE, 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 #F4E3EE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F4E3EE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.07:1	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 #F4E3EE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f4e3ee; }
.text { color: #f4e3ee; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f4e3ee; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(244 227 238 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f4e3ee, #f4e3e5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Blush.

Questions

What color is #F4E3EE?: #F4E3EE 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 #F4E3EE?: The RGB value is 244, 227, 238: 244 red, 227 green and 238 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F4E3EE?: The complementary color is #E3F4E9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F4E3EE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.07:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.