What color is #F5EBED?

#F5EBED 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 #F5EBED?

The RGB value is 245, 235, 237: 245 red, 235 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F5EBED?

The complementary color is #EBF5F3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F5EBED?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.99:1 and white text 1.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F5EBED color

#F5EBED rgb(245, 235, 237)

Shades of gray

The hex color #F5EBED is a very light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.1% red, 92.2% green and 92.9% blue (245, 235, 237).

Its hue angle is 348°, with 33% saturation and 94% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 3% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is White Christmas (#F4E8E8), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.99:1).

#F5EBED color codes

HEX	`#F5EBED`
RGB	`rgb(245, 235, 237)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.1%, 92.2%, 92.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(348, 33%, 94%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(348, 4%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 3%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.86, 3.71, 0.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.86, 3.72, 3.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(82.648, 84.944, 92.146)`
Decimal	`16116717`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F5EBED, 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 #F5EBED	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F5EBED as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.99:1	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 #F5EBED looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f5ebed; }
.text { color: #f5ebed; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f5ebed; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(245 235 237 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f5ebed, #f5eeeb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Blush.

Questions

What color is #F5EBED?: #F5EBED 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 #F5EBED?: The RGB value is 245, 235, 237: 245 red, 235 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F5EBED?: The complementary color is #EBF5F3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F5EBED?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.99:1 and white text 1.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.