What color is #F5EAE9?

#F5EAE9 is a very light, desaturated red, closest to the named color White Christmas. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F5EAE9?

The RGB value is 245, 234, 233: 245 red, 234 green and 233 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F5EAE9?

The complementary color is #E9F4F5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F5EAE9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.83:1 and white text 1.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F5EAE9 color

#F5EAE9 rgb(245, 234, 233)

Shades of gray

The hex color #F5EAE9 is a very light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.1% red, 91.8% green and 91.4% blue (245, 234, 233).

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

The closest named color is White Christmas (#F4E8E8), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.83:1).

#F5EAE9 color codes

HEX	`#F5EAE9`
RGB	`rgb(245, 234, 233)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.1%, 91.8%, 91.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(5, 38%, 94%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(5, 5%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 5%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.51, 3.54, 1.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.51, 3.97, 27.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(81.785, 84.142, 89.008)`
Decimal	`16116457`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F5EAE9, 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 #F5EAE9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F5EAE9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.83:1	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 #F5EAE9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f5eae9; }
.text { color: #f5eae9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f5eae9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(245 234 233 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f5eae9, #f5f0e9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Blush.

Questions

What color is #F5EAE9?: #F5EAE9 is a very light, desaturated red, closest to the named color White Christmas. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F5EAE9?: The RGB value is 245, 234, 233: 245 red, 234 green and 233 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F5EAE9?: The complementary color is #E9F4F5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F5EAE9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.83:1 and white text 1.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.