What color is #F4E3F0?

#F4E3F0 is a very light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Minute Mauve. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F4E3F0?

The RGB value is 244, 227, 240: 244 red, 227 green and 240 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F4E3F0?

The complementary color is #E3F4E7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F4E3F0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.09:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F4E3F0 color

#F4E3F0 rgb(244, 227, 240)

Shades of purple

The hex color #F4E3F0 is a very light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 95.7% red, 89% green and 94.1% blue (244, 227, 240).

Its hue angle is 314°, 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 Minute Mauve (#F2E4F5), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.09:1).

#F4E3F0 color codes

HEX	`#F4E3F0`
RGB	`rgb(244, 227, 240)`
RGB percent	`rgb(95.7%, 89%, 94.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(314, 44%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(314, 7%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 2%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.89, 8.02, -4.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.89, 9.06, 332.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(80.503, 80.463, 93.711)`
Decimal	`16049136`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F4E3F0, 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 #F4E3F0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F4E3F0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.09:1	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 #F4E3F0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f4e3f0; }
.text { color: #f4e3f0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f4e3f0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(244 227 240 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f4e3f0, #f4e3e8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Blush.

Questions

What color is #F4E3F0?: #F4E3F0 is a very light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Minute Mauve. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F4E3F0?: The RGB value is 244, 227, 240: 244 red, 227 green and 240 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F4E3F0?: The complementary color is #E3F4E7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F4E3F0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.09:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.