What color is #F5E5F3?

#F5E5F3 is a very light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Minute Mauve. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F5E5F3?

The RGB value is 245, 229, 243: 245 red, 229 green and 243 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F5E5F3?

The complementary color is #E5F5E7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F5E5F3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.38:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F5E5F3 color

#F5E5F3 rgb(245, 229, 243)

Shades of purple

The hex color #F5E5F3 is a very light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.1% red, 89.8% green and 95.3% blue (245, 229, 243).

Its hue angle is 308°, with 44% saturation and 93% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 1% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Minute Mauve (#F2E4F5), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.38:1).

#F5E5F3 color codes

HEX	`#F5E5F3`
RGB	`rgb(245, 229, 243)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.1%, 89.8%, 95.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(308, 44%, 93%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(308, 7%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 1%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.54, 7.85, -4.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.54, 9.21, 328.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(81.851, 81.923, 96.277)`
Decimal	`16115187`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F5E5F3, 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 #F5E5F3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F5E5F3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.38:1	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 #F5E5F3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f5e5f3; }
.text { color: #f5e5f3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f5e5f3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(245 229 243 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f5e5f3, #f5e5eb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Blush.

Questions

What color is #F5E5F3?: #F5E5F3 is a very light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Minute Mauve. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F5E5F3?: The RGB value is 245, 229, 243: 245 red, 229 green and 243 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F5E5F3?: The complementary color is #E5F5E7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F5E5F3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.38:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.