What color is #F5E9EC?

#F5E9EC is a very light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color White Christmas. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F5E9EC?

The RGB value is 245, 233, 236: 245 red, 233 green and 236 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F5E9EC?

The complementary color is #E9F5F2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F5E9EC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.75:1 and white text 1.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F5E9EC color

#F5E9EC rgb(245, 233, 236)

Shades of gray

The hex color #F5E9EC is a very light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.1% red, 91.4% green and 92.5% blue (245, 233, 236).

Its hue angle is 345°, with 38% saturation and 94% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 4% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is White Christmas (#F4E8E8), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.75:1).

#F5E9EC color codes

HEX	`#F5E9EC`
RGB	`rgb(245, 233, 236)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.1%, 91.4%, 92.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(345, 38%, 94%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(345, 5%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 4%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.34, 4.56, 0)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.34, 4.56, 359.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(81.933, 83.747, 91.189)`
Decimal	`16116204`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F5E9EC, 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 #F5E9EC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F5E9EC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.75:1	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 #F5E9EC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f5e9ec; }
.text { color: #f5e9ec; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f5e9ec; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(245 233 236 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f5e9ec, #f5ece9); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #F5E9EC?: #F5E9EC is a very light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color White Christmas. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F5E9EC?: The RGB value is 245, 233, 236: 245 red, 233 green and 236 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F5E9EC?: The complementary color is #E9F5F2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F5E9EC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.75:1 and white text 1.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.