What color is #F5E1EE?

#F5E1EE is a very light, moderate rose, closest to the named color Fairy Dust. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F5E1EE?

The RGB value is 245, 225, 238: 245 red, 225 green and 238 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F5E1EE?

The complementary color is #E1F5E8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F5E1EE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.89:1 and white text 1.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F5E1EE color

#F5E1EE rgb(245, 225, 238)

Shades of pink

The hex color #F5E1EE is a very light, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.1% red, 88.2% green and 93.3% blue (245, 225, 238).

Its hue angle is 321°, with 50% saturation and 92% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 3% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Fairy Dust (#FFE8F4), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.89:1).

#F5E1EE color codes

HEX	`#F5E1EE`
RGB	`rgb(245, 225, 238)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.1%, 88.2%, 93.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(321, 50%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(321, 8%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 3%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.43, 9.04, -3.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.43, 9.82, 336.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(80.012, 79.437, 91.99)`
Decimal	`16114158`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F5E1EE, 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 #F5E1EE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F5E1EE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.89:1	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 #F5E1EE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f5e1ee; }
.text { color: #f5e1ee; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f5e1ee; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(245 225 238 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f5e1ee, #f5e1e4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Blush.

Questions

What color is #F5E1EE?: #F5E1EE is a very light, moderate rose, closest to the named color Fairy Dust. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F5E1EE?: The RGB value is 245, 225, 238: 245 red, 225 green and 238 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F5E1EE?: The complementary color is #E1F5E8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F5E1EE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.89:1 and white text 1.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.