What color is #F8EEEE?

#F8EEEE is a very light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Grannie’s Pearls. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F8EEEE?

The RGB value is 248, 238, 238: 248 red, 238 green and 238 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F8EEEE?

The complementary color is #EEF8F8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F8EEEE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.46:1 and white text 1.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F8EEEE color

#F8EEEE rgb(248, 238, 238)

Shades of gray

The hex color #F8EEEE is a very light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 97.3% red, 93.3% green and 93.3% blue (248, 238, 238).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 42% saturation and 95% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 4% yellow and 3% black.

The closest named color is Grannie’s Pearls (#F6EEED), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.46:1).

#F8EEEE color codes

HEX	`#F8EEEE`
RGB	`rgb(248, 238, 238)`
RGB percent	`rgb(97.3%, 93.3%, 93.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 42%, 95%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 4%, 97%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 4%, 3%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.86, 3.36, 1.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.86, 3.56, 19.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(84.716, 87.279, 93.256)`
Decimal	`16314094`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F8EEEE, 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 #F8EEEE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F8EEEE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.46:1	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 #F8EEEE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f8eeee; }
.text { color: #f8eeee; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f8eeee; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(248 238 238 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f8eeee, #f8f3ee); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Snow White.

Questions

What color is #F8EEEE?: #F8EEEE is a very light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Grannie’s Pearls. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F8EEEE?: The RGB value is 248, 238, 238: 248 red, 238 green and 238 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F8EEEE?: The complementary color is #EEF8F8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F8EEEE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.46:1 and white text 1.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.