What color is #F5E7EF?

#F5E7EF is a very light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Antarctic Love. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F5E7EF?

The RGB value is 245, 231, 239: 245 red, 231 green and 239 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F5E7EF?

The complementary color is #E7F5ED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F5E7EF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.56:1 and white text 1.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F5E7EF color

#F5E7EF rgb(245, 231, 239)

Shades of pink

The hex color #F5E7EF is a very light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.1% red, 90.6% green and 93.7% blue (245, 231, 239).

Its hue angle is 326°, with 41% saturation and 93% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 2% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Antarctic Love (#EDDEE6), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.56:1).

#F5E7EF color codes

HEX	`#F5E7EF`
RGB	`rgb(245, 231, 239)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.1%, 90.6%, 93.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(326, 41%, 93%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(326, 6%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 2%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.93, 6.11, -2.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.93, 6.49, 340.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(81.81, 82.797, 93.316)`
Decimal	`16115695`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F5E7EF, 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 #F5E7EF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F5E7EF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.56:1	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 #F5E7EF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f5e7ef; }
.text { color: #f5e7ef; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f5e7ef; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(245 231 239 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f5e7ef, #f5e7e8); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #F5E7EF?: #F5E7EF is a very light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Antarctic Love. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F5E7EF?: The RGB value is 245, 231, 239: 245 red, 231 green and 239 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F5E7EF?: The complementary color is #E7F5ED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F5E7EF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.56:1 and white text 1.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.