What color is #F7ECEB?

#F7ECEB 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 #F7ECEB?

The RGB value is 247, 236, 235: 247 red, 236 green and 235 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F7ECEB?

The complementary color is #EBF6F7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F7ECEB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.15:1 and white text 1.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F7ECEB color

#F7ECEB rgb(247, 236, 235)

Shades of gray

The hex color #F7ECEB is a very light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.9% red, 92.5% green and 92.2% blue (247, 236, 235).

Its hue angle is 5°, with 43% saturation and 95% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 5% yellow and 3% black.

The closest named color is White Christmas (#F4E8E8), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.15:1).

#F7ECEB color codes

HEX	`#F7ECEB`
RGB	`rgb(247, 236, 235)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.9%, 92.5%, 92.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(5, 43%, 95%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(5, 5%, 97%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 5%, 3%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.21, 3.53, 1.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.21, 3.97, 27.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(83.347, 85.764, 90.744)`
Decimal	`16248043`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F7ECEB, 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 #F7ECEB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F7ECEB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.15:1	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 #F7ECEB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f7eceb; }
.text { color: #f7eceb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f7eceb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(247 236 235 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f7eceb, #f7f2eb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Blush.

Questions

What color is #F7ECEB?: #F7ECEB 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 #F7ECEB?: The RGB value is 247, 236, 235: 247 red, 236 green and 235 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F7ECEB?: The complementary color is #EBF6F7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F7ECEB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.15:1 and white text 1.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.