What color is #F4EAE8?

#F4EAE8 is a very light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Grannie’s Pearls. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F4EAE8?

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

What is the complementary color of #F4EAE8?

The complementary color is #E8F2F4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F4EAE8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.78:1 and white text 1.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F4EAE8 color

#F4EAE8 rgb(244, 234, 232)

Shades of gray

The hex color #F4EAE8 is a very light, desaturated red.

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

Its hue angle is 10°, with 35% saturation and 93% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 5% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Grannie’s Pearls (#F6EEED), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.78:1).

#F4EAE8 color codes

HEX	`#F4EAE8`
RGB	`rgb(244, 234, 232)`
RGB percent	`rgb(95.7%, 91.8%, 91%)`
HSL	`hsl(10, 35%, 93%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(10, 5%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 5%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.41, 3.03, 2.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.41, 3.72, 35.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(81.295, 83.906, 88.241)`
Decimal	`16050920`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F4EAE8, 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 #F4EAE8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F4EAE8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.78:1	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 #F4EAE8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f4eae8; }
.text { color: #f4eae8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f4eae8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(244 234 232 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f4eae8, #f4f0e8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Seashell.

Questions

What color is #F4EAE8?: #F4EAE8 is a very light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Grannie’s Pearls. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F4EAE8?: The RGB value is 244, 234, 232: 244 red, 234 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F4EAE8?: The complementary color is #E8F2F4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F4EAE8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.78:1 and white text 1.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.