What color is #F8E8F6?

#F8E8F6 is a very light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Minute Mauve. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F8E8F6?

The RGB value is 248, 232, 246: 248 red, 232 green and 246 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F8E8F6?

The complementary color is #E8F8EA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F8E8F6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.86:1 and white text 1.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F8E8F6 color

#F8E8F6 rgb(248, 232, 246)

Shades of purple

The hex color #F8E8F6 is a very light, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 97.3% red, 91% green and 96.5% blue (248, 232, 246).

Its hue angle is 308°, with 53% saturation and 94% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 1% yellow and 3% black.

The closest named color is Minute Mauve (#F2E4F5), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.86:1).

#F8E8F6 color codes

HEX	`#F8E8F6`
RGB	`rgb(248, 232, 246)`
RGB percent	`rgb(97.3%, 91%, 96.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(308, 53%, 94%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(308, 6%, 97%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 1%, 3%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.59, 7.83, -4.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.59, 9.19, 328.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(84.2, 84.324, 99.011)`
Decimal	`16312566`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F8E8F6, 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 #F8E8F6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F8E8F6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.86:1	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 #F8E8F6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f8e8f6; }
.text { color: #f8e8f6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f8e8f6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(248 232 246 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f8e8f6, #f8e8ee); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Blush.

Questions

What color is #F8E8F6?: #F8E8F6 is a very light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Minute Mauve. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F8E8F6?: The RGB value is 248, 232, 246: 248 red, 232 green and 246 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F8E8F6?: The complementary color is #E8F8EA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F8E8F6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.86:1 and white text 1.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.