What color is #F5E7E2?

#F5E7E2 is a very light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Petal Pink. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F5E7E2?

The RGB value is 245, 231, 226: 245 red, 231 green and 226 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F5E7E2?

The complementary color is #E2F0F5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F5E7E2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.41:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F5E7E2 color

#F5E7E2 rgb(245, 231, 226)

Shades of gray

The hex color #F5E7E2 is a very light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.1% red, 90.6% green and 88.6% blue (245, 231, 226).

Its hue angle is 16°, with 49% saturation and 92% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 8% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Petal Pink (#F4E5E0), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.41:1).

#F5E7E2 color codes

HEX	`#F5E7E2`
RGB	`rgb(245, 231, 226)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.1%, 90.6%, 88.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(16, 49%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(16, 8%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 8%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.6, 3.9, 4.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.6, 5.68, 46.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(79.958, 82.056, 83.563)`
Decimal	`16115682`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F5E7E2, 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 #F5E7E2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F5E7E2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.41:1	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 #F5E7E2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f5e7e2; }
.text { color: #f5e7e2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f5e7e2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(245 231 226 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f5e7e2, #f5f1e2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Seashell.

Questions

What color is #F5E7E2?: #F5E7E2 is a very light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Petal Pink. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F5E7E2?: The RGB value is 245, 231, 226: 245 red, 231 green and 226 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F5E7E2?: The complementary color is #E2F0F5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F5E7E2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.41:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.