What color is #F4E8EA?

#F4E8EA is a very light, desaturated red, closest to the named color White Christmas. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F4E8EA?

The RGB value is 244, 232, 234: 244 red, 232 green and 234 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F4E8EA?

The complementary color is #E8F4F2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F4E8EA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.58:1 and white text 1.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F4E8EA color

#F4E8EA rgb(244, 232, 234)

Shades of gray

The hex color #F4E8EA is a very light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 95.7% red, 91% green and 91.8% blue (244, 232, 234).

Its hue angle is 350°, with 35% saturation and 93% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 4% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is White Christmas (#F4E8E8), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.58:1).

#F4E8EA color codes

HEX	`#F4E8EA`
RGB	`rgb(244, 232, 234)`
RGB percent	`rgb(95.7%, 91%, 91.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(350, 35%, 93%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(350, 5%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 4%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.97, 4.39, 0.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.97, 4.42, 6.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(81.014, 82.888, 89.557)`
Decimal	`16050410`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F4E8EA, 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 #F4E8EA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F4E8EA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.58:1	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 #F4E8EA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f4e8ea; }
.text { color: #f4e8ea; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f4e8ea; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(244 232 234 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f4e8ea, #f4ece8); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #F4E8EA?: #F4E8EA is a very light, desaturated red, closest to the named color White Christmas. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F4E8EA?: The RGB value is 244, 232, 234: 244 red, 232 green and 234 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F4E8EA?: The complementary color is #E8F4F2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F4E8EA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.58:1 and white text 1.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.