What color is #F4EAEF?

#F4EAEF is a very light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Bride. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F4EAEF?

The RGB value is 244, 234, 239: 244 red, 234 green and 239 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F4EAEF?

The complementary color is #EAF4EF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F4EAEF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.86:1 and white text 1.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F4EAEF color

#F4EAEF rgb(244, 234, 239)

Shades of gray

The hex color #F4EAEF is a very light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 95.7% red, 91.8% green and 93.7% blue (244, 234, 239).

Its hue angle is 330°, with 31% saturation and 94% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 2% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Bride (#EFE7EB), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.86:1).

#F4EAEF color codes

HEX	`#F4EAEF`
RGB	`rgb(244, 234, 239)`
RGB percent	`rgb(95.7%, 91.8%, 93.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(330, 31%, 94%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(330, 4%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 2%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.59, 4.23, -1.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.59, 4.4, 343.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(82.309, 84.311, 93.582)`
Decimal	`16050927`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F4EAEF, 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 #F4EAEF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F4EAEF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.86:1	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 #F4EAEF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f4eaef; }
.text { color: #f4eaef; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f4eaef; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(244 234 239 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f4eaef, #f4eaea); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #F4EAEF?: #F4EAEF is a very light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Bride. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F4EAEF?: The RGB value is 244, 234, 239: 244 red, 234 green and 239 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F4EAEF?: The complementary color is #EAF4EF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F4EAEF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.86:1 and white text 1.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.