What color is #F5EEEC?

#F5EEEC is a very light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Grannie’s Pearls. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F5EEEC?

The RGB value is 245, 238, 236: 245 red, 238 green and 236 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F5EEEC?

The complementary color is #ECF3F5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F5EEEC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.32:1 and white text 1.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F5EEEC color

#F5EEEC rgb(245, 238, 236)

Shades of gray

The hex color #F5EEEC is a very light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.1% red, 93.3% green and 92.5% blue (245, 238, 236).

Its hue angle is 13°, with 31% saturation and 94% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 4% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Grannie’s Pearls (#F6EEED), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.32:1).

#F5EEEC color codes

HEX	`#F5EEEC`
RGB	`rgb(245, 238, 236)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.1%, 93.3%, 92.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(13, 31%, 94%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(13, 4%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 4%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.58, 2, 1.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.58, 2.69, 41.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(83.369, 86.618, 91.668)`
Decimal	`16117484`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F5EEEC, 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 #F5EEEC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F5EEEC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.32:1	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 #F5EEEC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f5eeec; }
.text { color: #f5eeec; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f5eeec; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(245 238 236 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f5eeec, #f5f3ec); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Snow White.

Questions

What color is #F5EEEC?: #F5EEEC is a very light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Grannie’s Pearls. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F5EEEC?: The RGB value is 245, 238, 236: 245 red, 238 green and 236 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F5EEEC?: The complementary color is #ECF3F5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F5EEEC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.32:1 and white text 1.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.