What color is #F7E9F7?

#F7E9F7 is a very light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Perfume Haze. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F7E9F7?

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

What is the complementary color of #F7E9F7?

The complementary color is #E9F7E9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F7E9F7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.95:1 and white text 1.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F7E9F7 color

#F7E9F7 rgb(247, 233, 247)

Shades of purple

The hex color #F7E9F7 is a very light, desaturated magenta.

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

Its hue angle is 300°, with 47% saturation and 94% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 3% black.

The closest named color is Perfume Haze (#F3E9F7), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.95:1).

#F7E9F7 color codes

HEX	`#F7E9F7`
RGB	`rgb(247, 233, 247)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.9%, 91.4%, 96.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 47%, 94%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 6%, 97%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 0%, 3%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.78, 7.16, -5.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.78, 8.77, 324.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(84.283, 84.768, 99.899)`
Decimal	`16247287`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F7E9F7, 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 #F7E9F7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F7E9F7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.95:1	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 #F7E9F7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f7e9f7; }
.text { color: #f7e9f7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f7e9f7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(247 233 247 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f7e9f7, #f7e9f0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Blush.

Questions

What color is #F7E9F7?: #F7E9F7 is a very light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Perfume Haze. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F7E9F7?: The RGB value is 247, 233, 247: 247 red, 233 green and 247 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F7E9F7?: The complementary color is #E9F7E9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F7E9F7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.95:1 and white text 1.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.