What color is #F5E1E3?

#F5E1E3 is a very light, moderate red, closest to the named color Hint of Red. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F5E1E3?

The RGB value is 245, 225, 227: 245 red, 225 green and 227 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F5E1E3?

The complementary color is #E1F5F3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F5E1E3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.76:1 and white text 1.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F5E1E3 color

#F5E1E3 rgb(245, 225, 227)

Shades of pink

The hex color #F5E1E3 is a very light, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.1% red, 88.2% green and 89% blue (245, 225, 227).

Its hue angle is 354°, with 50% saturation and 92% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 7% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Hint of Red (#F6DFE0), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.76:1).

#F5E1E3 color codes

HEX	`#F5E1E3`
RGB	`rgb(245, 225, 227)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.1%, 88.2%, 89%)`
HSL	`hsl(354, 50%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(354, 8%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 7%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.15, 7.16, 1.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.15, 7.32, 11.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(78.445, 78.81, 83.738)`
Decimal	`16114147`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F5E1E3, 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 #F5E1E3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F5E1E3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.76:1	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 #F5E1E3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f5e1e3; }
.text { color: #f5e1e3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f5e1e3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(245 225 227 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f5e1e3, #f5e9e1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Misty Rose.

Questions

What color is #F5E1E3?: #F5E1E3 is a very light, moderate red, closest to the named color Hint of Red. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F5E1E3?: The RGB value is 245, 225, 227: 245 red, 225 green and 227 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F5E1E3?: The complementary color is #E1F5F3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F5E1E3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.76:1 and white text 1.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.