What color is #F8E4EC?

#F8E4EC is a very light, moderate rose, closest to the named color First Crush. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F8E4EC?

The RGB value is 248, 228, 236: 248 red, 228 green and 236 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F8E4EC?

The complementary color is #E4F8F0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F8E4EC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.3:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F8E4EC color

#F8E4EC rgb(248, 228, 236)

Shades of pink

The hex color #F8E4EC is a very light, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 97.3% red, 89.4% green and 92.5% blue (248, 228, 236).

Its hue angle is 336°, with 59% saturation and 93% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 5% yellow and 3% black.

The closest named color is First Crush (#F6E2EA), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.3:1).

#F8E4EC color codes

HEX	`#F8E4EC`
RGB	`rgb(248, 228, 236)`
RGB percent	`rgb(97.3%, 89.4%, 92.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(336, 59%, 93%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(336, 8%, 97%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 5%, 3%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.35, 8.16, -1.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.35, 8.28, 350.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(81.593, 81.5, 90.773)`
Decimal	`16311532`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F8E4EC, 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 #F8E4EC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F8E4EC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.3:1	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 #F8E4EC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f8e4ec; }
.text { color: #f8e4ec; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f8e4ec; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(248 228 236 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f8e4ec, #f8e6e4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Blush.

Questions

What color is #F8E4EC?: #F8E4EC is a very light, moderate rose, closest to the named color First Crush. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F8E4EC?: The RGB value is 248, 228, 236: 248 red, 228 green and 236 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F8E4EC?: The complementary color is #E4F8F0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F8E4EC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.3:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.