What color is #F9E2EB?

#F9E2EB is a very light, moderate rose, closest to the named color Pork Belly. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F9E2EB?

The RGB value is 249, 226, 235: 249 red, 226 green and 235 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F9E2EB?

The complementary color is #E2F9F0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F9E2EB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.11:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F9E2EB color

#F9E2EB rgb(249, 226, 235)

Shades of pink

The hex color #F9E2EB is a very light, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 97.6% red, 88.6% green and 92.2% blue (249, 226, 235).

Its hue angle is 337°, with 66% saturation and 93% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 6% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Pork Belly (#F8E0E7), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.11:1).

#F9E2EB color codes

HEX	`#F9E2EB`
RGB	`rgb(249, 226, 235)`
RGB percent	`rgb(97.6%, 88.6%, 92.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(337, 66%, 93%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(337, 9%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 6%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.92, 9.36, -1.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.92, 9.48, 350.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(81.257, 80.532, 89.845)`
Decimal	`16376555`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F9E2EB, 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 #F9E2EB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F9E2EB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.11:1	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 #F9E2EB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f9e2eb; }
.text { color: #f9e2eb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f9e2eb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(249 226 235 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f9e2eb, #f9e5e2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Blush.

Questions

What color is #F9E2EB?: #F9E2EB is a very light, moderate rose, closest to the named color Pork Belly. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F9E2EB?: The RGB value is 249, 226, 235: 249 red, 226 green and 235 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F9E2EB?: The complementary color is #E2F9F0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F9E2EB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.11:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.