What color is #F4EBE7?

#F4EBE7 is a very light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Holy Ghost. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F4EBE7?

The RGB value is 244, 235, 231: 244 red, 235 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F4EBE7?

The complementary color is #E7F0F4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F4EBE7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.88:1 and white text 1.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F4EBE7 color

#F4EBE7 rgb(244, 235, 231)

Shades of gray

The hex color #F4EBE7 is a very light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 95.7% red, 92.2% green and 90.6% blue (244, 235, 231).

Its hue angle is 18°, with 37% saturation and 93% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 5% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Holy Ghost (#EFE9E6), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.88:1).

#F4EBE7 color codes

HEX	`#F4EBE7`
RGB	`rgb(244, 235, 231)`
RGB percent	`rgb(95.7%, 92.2%, 90.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(18, 37%, 93%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(18, 5%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 5%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.63, 2.34, 3.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.63, 3.82, 52.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(81.438, 84.42, 87.59)`
Decimal	`16051175`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F4EBE7, 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 #F4EBE7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F4EBE7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.88:1	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 #F4EBE7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f4ebe7; }
.text { color: #f4ebe7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f4ebe7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(244 235 231 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f4ebe7, #f4f2e7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Seashell.

Questions

What color is #F4EBE7?: #F4EBE7 is a very light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Holy Ghost. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F4EBE7?: The RGB value is 244, 235, 231: 244 red, 235 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F4EBE7?: The complementary color is #E7F0F4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F4EBE7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.88:1 and white text 1.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.