What color is #F5DAD8?

#F5DAD8 is a very light, moderate red, closest to the named color Rosewater. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F5DAD8?

The RGB value is 245, 218, 216: 245 red, 218 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F5DAD8?

The complementary color is #D8F3F5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F5DAD8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.9:1 and white text 1.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F5DAD8 color

#F5DAD8 rgb(245, 218, 216)

Shades of pink

The hex color #F5DAD8 is a very light, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.1% red, 85.5% green and 84.7% blue (245, 218, 216).

Its hue angle is 4°, with 59% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 12% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Rosewater (#F6DBD8), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.9:1).

#F5DAD8 color codes

HEX	`#F5DAD8`
RGB	`rgb(245, 218, 216)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.1%, 85.5%, 84.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(4, 59%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(4, 12%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 12%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.17, 8.99, 4.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.17, 10.01, 26.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(75.121, 74.515, 75.378)`
Decimal	`16112344`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F5DAD8, 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 #F5DAD8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F5DAD8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.9:1	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 #F5DAD8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f5dad8; }
.text { color: #f5dad8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f5dad8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(245 218 216 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f5dad8, #f5e9d8); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #F5DAD8?: #F5DAD8 is a very light, moderate red, closest to the named color Rosewater. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F5DAD8?: The RGB value is 245, 218, 216: 245 red, 218 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F5DAD8?: The complementary color is #D8F3F5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F5DAD8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.9:1 and white text 1.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.