What color is #F9E2F6?

#F9E2F6 is a very light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Bunny Tail. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F9E2F6?

The RGB value is 249, 226, 246: 249 red, 226 green and 246 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F9E2F6?

The complementary color is #E2F9E5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F9E2F6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.24:1 and white text 1.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F9E2F6 color

#F9E2F6 rgb(249, 226, 246)

Shades of purple

The hex color #F9E2F6 is a very light, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 97.6% red, 88.6% green and 96.5% blue (249, 226, 246).

Its hue angle is 308°, with 66% saturation and 93% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 1% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Bunny Tail (#FFE3F4), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.24:1).

#F9E2F6 color codes

HEX	`#F9E2F6`
RGB	`rgb(249, 226, 246)`
RGB percent	`rgb(97.6%, 88.6%, 96.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(308, 66%, 93%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(308, 9%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 1%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.21, 11.27, -6.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.21, 13.18, 328.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(82.896, 81.187, 98.475)`
Decimal	`16376566`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F9E2F6, 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 #F9E2F6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F9E2F6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.24:1	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 #F9E2F6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f9e2f6; }
.text { color: #f9e2f6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f9e2f6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(249 226 246 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f9e2f6, #f9e2eb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Blush.

Questions

What color is #F9E2F6?: #F9E2F6 is a very light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Bunny Tail. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F9E2F6?: The RGB value is 249, 226, 246: 249 red, 226 green and 246 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F9E2F6?: The complementary color is #E2F9E5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F9E2F6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.24:1 and white text 1.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.