What color is #F5E4E0?

#F5E4E0 is a very light, moderate red, closest to the named color Pearly. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F5E4E0?

The RGB value is 245, 228, 224: 245 red, 228 green and 224 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F5E4E0?

The complementary color is #E0F1F5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F5E4E0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.06:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F5E4E0 color

#F5E4E0 rgb(245, 228, 224)

Shades of red

The hex color #F5E4E0 is a very light, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.1% red, 89.4% green and 87.8% blue (245, 228, 224).

Its hue angle is 11°, with 51% saturation and 92% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 9% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Pearly (#F4E3DF), a difference of 0.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.06:1).

#F5E4E0 color codes

HEX	`#F5E4E0`
RGB	`rgb(245, 228, 224)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.1%, 89.4%, 87.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(11, 51%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(11, 9%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 9%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.81, 5.11, 4.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.81, 6.51, 38.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(78.853, 80.282, 81.849)`
Decimal	`16114912`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F5E4E0, 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 #F5E4E0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F5E4E0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.06:1	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 #F5E4E0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f5e4e0; }
.text { color: #f5e4e0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f5e4e0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(245 228 224 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f5e4e0, #f5efe0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Misty Rose.

Questions

What color is #F5E4E0?: #F5E4E0 is a very light, moderate red, closest to the named color Pearly. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F5E4E0?: The RGB value is 245, 228, 224: 245 red, 228 green and 224 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F5E4E0?: The complementary color is #E0F1F5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F5E4E0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.06:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.