What color is #F7EBEA?

#F7EBEA is a very light, desaturated red, closest to the named color White Christmas. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F7EBEA?

The RGB value is 247, 235, 234: 247 red, 235 green and 234 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F7EBEA?

The complementary color is #EAF6F7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F7EBEA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.03:1 and white text 1.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F7EBEA color

#F7EBEA rgb(247, 235, 234)

Shades of gray

The hex color #F7EBEA is a very light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.9% red, 92.2% green and 91.8% blue (247, 235, 234).

Its hue angle is 5°, with 45% saturation and 94% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 5% yellow and 3% black.

The closest named color is White Christmas (#F4E8E8), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.03:1).

#F7EBEA color codes

HEX	`#F7EBEA`
RGB	`rgb(247, 235, 234)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.9%, 92.2%, 91.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(5, 45%, 94%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(5, 5%, 97%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 5%, 3%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.94, 3.87, 1.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.94, 4.33, 26.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(82.916, 85.132, 89.89)`
Decimal	`16247786`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F7EBEA, 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 #F7EBEA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F7EBEA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.03:1	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 #F7EBEA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f7ebea; }
.text { color: #f7ebea; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f7ebea; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(247 235 234 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f7ebea, #f7f2ea); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Blush.

Questions

What color is #F7EBEA?: #F7EBEA is a very light, desaturated red, closest to the named color White Christmas. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F7EBEA?: The RGB value is 247, 235, 234: 247 red, 235 green and 234 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F7EBEA?: The complementary color is #EAF6F7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F7EBEA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.03:1 and white text 1.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.