What color is #F8EFEB?

#F8EFEB is a very light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Ivory Tower. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F8EFEB?

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

What is the complementary color of #F8EFEB?

The complementary color is #EBF4F8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F8EFEB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.54:1 and white text 1.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F8EFEB color

#F8EFEB rgb(248, 239, 235)

Shades of white

The hex color #F8EFEB is a very light, desaturated orange.

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

Its hue angle is 18°, with 48% saturation and 95% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 5% yellow and 3% black.

The closest named color is Ivory Tower (#FBF3F1), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.54:1).

#F8EFEB color codes

HEX	`#F8EFEB`
RGB	`rgb(248, 239, 235)`
RGB percent	`rgb(97.3%, 93.7%, 92.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(18, 48%, 95%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(18, 5%, 97%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 5%, 3%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(95.03, 2.34, 3.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(95.03, 3.81, 52.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(84.571, 87.688, 91.051)`
Decimal	`16314347`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F8EFEB, 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 #F8EFEB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F8EFEB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.54:1	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 #F8EFEB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f8efeb; }
.text { color: #f8efeb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f8efeb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(248 239 235 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f8efeb, #f8f6eb); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #F8EFEB?: #F8EFEB is a very light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Ivory Tower. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F8EFEB?: The RGB value is 248, 239, 235: 248 red, 239 green and 235 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F8EFEB?: The complementary color is #EBF4F8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F8EFEB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.54:1 and white text 1.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.