What color is #F5DEF6?

#F5DEF6 is a very light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Grape Taffy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F5DEF6?

The RGB value is 245, 222, 246: 245 red, 222 green and 246 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F5DEF6?

The complementary color is #DFF6DE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F5DEF6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.66:1 and white text 1.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F5DEF6 color

#F5DEF6 rgb(245, 222, 246)

Shades of purple

The hex color #F5DEF6 is a very light, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.1% red, 87.1% green and 96.5% blue (245, 222, 246).

Its hue angle is 298°, with 57% saturation and 92% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Grape Taffy (#F4DAF1), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.66:1).

#F5DEF6 color codes

HEX	`#F5DEF6`
RGB	`rgb(245, 222, 246)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.1%, 87.1%, 96.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(298, 57%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(298, 10%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 0%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.92, 12.02, -8.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.92, 14.89, 323.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(80.41, 78.31, 98.05)`
Decimal	`16113398`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F5DEF6, 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 #F5DEF6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F5DEF6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.66:1	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 #F5DEF6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f5def6; }
.text { color: #f5def6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f5def6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(245 222 246 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f5def6, #f6deeb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #F5DEF6?: #F5DEF6 is a very light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Grape Taffy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F5DEF6?: The RGB value is 245, 222, 246: 245 red, 222 green and 246 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F5DEF6?: The complementary color is #DFF6DE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F5DEF6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.66:1 and white text 1.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.