What color is #F8EBEF?

#F8EBEF is a very light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Lavender Blush. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F8EBEF?

The RGB value is 248, 235, 239: 248 red, 235 green and 239 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F8EBEF?

The complementary color is #EBF8F4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F8EBEF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.12:1 and white text 1.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F8EBEF color

#F8EBEF rgb(248, 235, 239)

Shades of gray

The hex color #F8EBEF is a very light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 97.3% red, 92.2% green and 93.7% blue (248, 235, 239).

Its hue angle is 342°, with 48% saturation and 95% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 4% yellow and 3% black.

The closest named color is Lavender Blush (#FFF0F5), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.12:1).

#F8EBEF color codes

HEX	`#F8EBEF`
RGB	`rgb(248, 235, 239)`
RGB percent	`rgb(97.3%, 92.2%, 93.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(342, 48%, 95%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(342, 5%, 97%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 4%, 3%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.14, 5.06, -0.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.14, 5.08, 355.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(83.998, 85.606, 93.743)`
Decimal	`16313327`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F8EBEF, 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 #F8EBEF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F8EBEF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.12:1	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 #F8EBEF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f8ebef; }
.text { color: #f8ebef; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f8ebef; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(248 235 239 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f8ebef, #f8edeb); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #F8EBEF?: #F8EBEF is a very light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Lavender Blush. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F8EBEF?: The RGB value is 248, 235, 239: 248 red, 235 green and 239 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F8EBEF?: The complementary color is #EBF8F4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F8EBEF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.12:1 and white text 1.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.