What color is #F7E9EC?

#F7E9EC is a very light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Powder Puff. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F7E9EC?

The RGB value is 247, 233, 236: 247 red, 233 green and 236 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F7E9EC?

The complementary color is #E9F7F4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F7E9EC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.82:1 and white text 1.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F7E9EC color

#F7E9EC rgb(247, 233, 236)

Shades of gray

The hex color #F7E9EC is a very light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.9% red, 91.4% green and 92.5% blue (247, 233, 236).

Its hue angle is 347°, with 47% saturation and 94% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 4% yellow and 3% black.

The closest named color is Powder Puff (#FFEFF3), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.82:1).

#F7E9EC color codes

HEX	`#F7E9EC`
RGB	`rgb(247, 233, 236)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.9%, 91.4%, 92.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(347, 47%, 94%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(347, 6%, 97%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 4%, 3%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.5, 5.24, 0.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.5, 5.25, 2.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(82.635, 84.109, 91.222)`
Decimal	`16247276`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F7E9EC, 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 #F7E9EC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F7E9EC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.82:1	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 #F7E9EC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f7e9ec; }
.text { color: #f7e9ec; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f7e9ec; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(247 233 236 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f7e9ec, #f7ede9); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #F7E9EC?: #F7E9EC is a very light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Powder Puff. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F7E9EC?: The RGB value is 247, 233, 236: 247 red, 233 green and 236 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F7E9EC?: The complementary color is #E9F7F4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F7E9EC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.82:1 and white text 1.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.