What color is #F5B3EF?

#F5B3EF is a very light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Land of Dreams. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F5B3EF?

The RGB value is 245, 179, 239: 245 red, 179 green and 239 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F5B3EF?

The complementary color is #B3F5B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F5B3EF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.58:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F5B3EF color

#F5B3EF rgb(245, 179, 239)

Shades of purple

The hex color #F5B3EF is a very light, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.1% red, 70.2% green and 93.7% blue (245, 179, 239).

Its hue angle is 305°, with 77% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 2% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Land of Dreams (#EDABE6), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.58:1).

#F5B3EF color codes

HEX	`#F5B3EF`
RGB	`rgb(245, 179, 239)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.1%, 70.2%, 93.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(305, 77%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(305, 27%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 2%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.68, 33.44, -20.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.68, 39.18, 328.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(69.355, 57.887, 89.165)`
Decimal	`16102383`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F5B3EF, 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 #F5B3EF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F5B3EF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.58:1	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 #F5B3EF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f5b3ef; }
.text { color: #f5b3ef; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f5b3ef; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(245 179 239 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f5b3ef, #f5b3ce); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mauve.

Questions

What color is #F5B3EF?: #F5B3EF is a very light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Land of Dreams. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F5B3EF?: The RGB value is 245, 179, 239: 245 red, 179 green and 239 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F5B3EF?: The complementary color is #B3F5B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F5B3EF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.58:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.