What color is #F8EAEB?

#F8EAEB is a very light, moderate red, closest to the named color White Christmas. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F8EAEB?

The RGB value is 248, 234, 235: 248 red, 234 green and 235 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F8EAEB?

The complementary color is #EAF8F7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F8EAEB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.96:1 and white text 1.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F8EAEB color

#F8EAEB rgb(248, 234, 235)

Shades of gray

The hex color #F8EAEB is a very light, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 97.3% red, 91.8% green and 92.2% blue (248, 234, 235).

Its hue angle is 356°, with 50% saturation and 95% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% 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 17.96:1).

#F8EAEB color codes

HEX	`#F8EAEB`
RGB	`rgb(248, 234, 235)`
RGB percent	`rgb(97.3%, 91.8%, 92.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(356, 50%, 95%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(356, 6%, 97%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 5%, 3%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.8, 4.89, 1.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.8, 5.04, 13.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(83.128, 84.801, 90.57)`
Decimal	`16313067`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F8EAEB, 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 #F8EAEB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F8EAEB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.96:1	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 #F8EAEB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f8eaeb; }
.text { color: #f8eaeb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f8eaeb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(248 234 235 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f8eaeb, #f8f0ea); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #F8EAEB?: #F8EAEB is a very light, moderate red, closest to the named color White Christmas. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F8EAEB?: The RGB value is 248, 234, 235: 248 red, 234 green and 235 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F8EAEB?: The complementary color is #EAF8F7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F8EAEB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.96:1 and white text 1.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.