What color is #F8E7E4?

#F8E7E4 is a very light, moderate red, closest to the named color Pink Swirl. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F8E7E4?

The RGB value is 248, 231, 228: 248 red, 231 green and 228 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F8E7E4?

The complementary color is #E4F5F8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F8E7E4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.54:1 and white text 1.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F8E7E4 color

#F8E7E4 rgb(248, 231, 228)

Shades of pink

The hex color #F8E7E4 is a very light, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 97.3% red, 90.6% green and 89.4% blue (248, 231, 228).

Its hue angle is 9°, with 59% saturation and 93% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 8% yellow and 3% black.

The closest named color is Pink Swirl (#FCEAE6), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.54:1).

#F8E7E4 color codes

HEX	`#F8E7E4`
RGB	`rgb(248, 231, 228)`
RGB percent	`rgb(97.3%, 90.6%, 89.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(9, 59%, 93%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(9, 8%, 97%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 8%, 3%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.89, 5.26, 3.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.89, 6.34, 33.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(81.289, 82.711, 85.066)`
Decimal	`16312292`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F8E7E4, 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 #F8E7E4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F8E7E4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.54:1	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 #F8E7E4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f8e7e4; }
.text { color: #f8e7e4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f8e7e4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(248 231 228 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f8e7e4, #f8f1e4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Misty Rose.

Questions

What color is #F8E7E4?: #F8E7E4 is a very light, moderate red, closest to the named color Pink Swirl. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F8E7E4?: The RGB value is 248, 231, 228: 248 red, 231 green and 228 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F8E7E4?: The complementary color is #E4F5F8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F8E7E4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.54:1 and white text 1.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.