What color is #F5EEE8?

#F5EEE8 is a very light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Refer to the Stars. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F5EEE8?

The RGB value is 245, 238, 232: 245 red, 238 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F5EEE8?

The complementary color is #E8EFF5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F5EEE8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.28:1 and white text 1.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F5EEE8 color

#F5EEE8 rgb(245, 238, 232)

Shades of gray

The hex color #F5EEE8 is a very light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.1% red, 93.3% green and 91% blue (245, 238, 232).

Its hue angle is 28°, with 39% saturation and 94% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 5% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Refer to the Stars (#F1EAE2), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.28:1).

#F5EEE8 color codes

HEX	`#F5EEE8`
RGB	`rgb(245, 238, 232)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.1%, 93.3%, 91%)`
HSL	`hsl(28, 39%, 94%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(28, 5%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 5%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.48, 1.32, 3.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.48, 3.96, 70.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(82.794, 86.388, 88.641)`
Decimal	`16117480`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F5EEE8, 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 #F5EEE8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F5EEE8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.28:1	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 #F5EEE8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f5eee8; }
.text { color: #f5eee8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f5eee8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(245 238 232 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f5eee8, #f5f5e8); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #F5EEE8?: #F5EEE8 is a very light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Refer to the Stars. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F5EEE8?: The RGB value is 245, 238, 232: 245 red, 238 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F5EEE8?: The complementary color is #E8EFF5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F5EEE8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.28:1 and white text 1.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.