What color is #F4EDED?

#F4EDED is a very light, grayish red, closest to the named color Grannie’s Pearls. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F4EDED?

The RGB value is 244, 237, 237: 244 red, 237 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F4EDED?

The complementary color is #EDF4F4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F4EDED?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.18:1 and white text 1.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F4EDED color

#F4EDED rgb(244, 237, 237)

Shades of gray

The hex color #F4EDED is a very light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 95.7% red, 92.9% green and 92.9% blue (244, 237, 237).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 24% saturation and 94% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 3% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Grannie’s Pearls (#F6EEED), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.18:1).

#F4EDED color codes

HEX	`#F4EDED`
RGB	`rgb(244, 237, 237)`
RGB percent	`rgb(95.7%, 92.9%, 92.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 24%, 94%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 3%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 3%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.28, 2.35, 0.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.28, 2.49, 19.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(82.876, 85.916, 92.322)`
Decimal	`16051693`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F4EDED, 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 #F4EDED	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F4EDED as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.18:1	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 #F4EDED looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f4eded; }
.text { color: #f4eded; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f4eded; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(244 237 237 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f4eded, #f4f1ed); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Snow White.

Questions

What color is #F4EDED?: #F4EDED is a very light, grayish red, closest to the named color Grannie’s Pearls. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F4EDED?: The RGB value is 244, 237, 237: 244 red, 237 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F4EDED?: The complementary color is #EDF4F4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F4EDED?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.18:1 and white text 1.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.