What color is #F8E8F1?

#F8E8F1 is a very light, moderate rose, closest to the named color Partial Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F8E8F1?

The RGB value is 248, 232, 241: 248 red, 232 green and 241 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F8E8F1?

The complementary color is #E8F8EF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F8E8F1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.8:1 and white text 1.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F8E8F1 color

#F8E8F1 rgb(248, 232, 241)

Shades of pink

The hex color #F8E8F1 is a very light, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 97.3% red, 91% green and 94.5% blue (248, 232, 241).

Its hue angle is 326°, with 53% saturation and 94% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 3% yellow and 3% black.

The closest named color is Partial Pink (#FFEDF8), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.8:1).

#F8E8F1 color codes

HEX	`#F8E8F1`
RGB	`rgb(248, 232, 241)`
RGB percent	`rgb(97.3%, 91%, 94.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(326, 53%, 94%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(326, 6%, 97%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 3%, 3%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.46, 6.95, -2.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.46, 7.36, 340.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(83.443, 84.021, 95.024)`
Decimal	`16312561`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F8E8F1, 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 #F8E8F1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F8E8F1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.8:1	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 #F8E8F1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f8e8f1; }
.text { color: #f8e8f1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f8e8f1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(248 232 241 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f8e8f1, #f8e8e9); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #F8E8F1?: #F8E8F1 is a very light, moderate rose, closest to the named color Partial Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F8E8F1?: The RGB value is 248, 232, 241: 248 red, 232 green and 241 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F8E8F1?: The complementary color is #E8F8EF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F8E8F1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.8:1 and white text 1.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.