What color is #F5EBF2?

#F5EBF2 is a very light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Bride. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F5EBF2?

The RGB value is 245, 235, 242: 245 red, 235 green and 242 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F5EBF2?

The complementary color is #EBF5EE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F5EBF2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.05:1 and white text 1.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F5EBF2 color

#F5EBF2 rgb(245, 235, 242)

Shades of gray

The hex color #F5EBF2 is a very light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.1% red, 92.2% green and 94.9% blue (245, 235, 242).

Its hue angle is 318°, with 33% saturation and 94% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 1% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Bride (#EFE7EB), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.05:1).

#F5EBF2 color codes

HEX	`#F5EBF2`
RGB	`rgb(245, 235, 242)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.1%, 92.2%, 94.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(318, 33%, 94%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(318, 4%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 1%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.99, 4.58, -2.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.99, 5.07, 334.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(83.389, 85.24, 96.047)`
Decimal	`16116722`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F5EBF2, 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 #F5EBF2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F5EBF2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.05:1	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 #F5EBF2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f5ebf2; }
.text { color: #f5ebf2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f5ebf2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(245 235 242 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f5ebf2, #f5ebed); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #F5EBF2?: #F5EBF2 is a very light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Bride. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F5EBF2?: The RGB value is 245, 235, 242: 245 red, 235 green and 242 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F5EBF2?: The complementary color is #EBF5EE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F5EBF2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.05:1 and white text 1.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.