What color is #F9E4F1?

#F9E4F1 is a very light, moderate rose, closest to the named color Fairy Dust. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F9E4F1?

The RGB value is 249, 228, 241: 249 red, 228 green and 241 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F9E4F1?

The complementary color is #E4F9EC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F9E4F1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.4:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F9E4F1 color

#F9E4F1 rgb(249, 228, 241)

Shades of pink

The hex color #F9E4F1 is a very light, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 97.6% red, 89.4% green and 94.5% blue (249, 228, 241).

Its hue angle is 323°, with 64% saturation and 94% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 3% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Fairy Dust (#FFE8F4), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.4:1).

#F9E4F1 color codes

HEX	`#F9E4F1`
RGB	`rgb(249, 228, 241)`
RGB percent	`rgb(97.6%, 89.4%, 94.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(323, 64%, 94%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(323, 8%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 3%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.57, 9.36, -3.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.57, 10.06, 338.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(82.685, 81.978, 94.67)`
Decimal	`16377073`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F9E4F1, 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 #F9E4F1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F9E4F1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.4:1	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 #F9E4F1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f9e4f1; }
.text { color: #f9e4f1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f9e4f1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(249 228 241 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f9e4f1, #f9e4e7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Blush.

Questions

What color is #F9E4F1?: #F9E4F1 is a very light, moderate rose, closest to the named color Fairy Dust. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F9E4F1?: The RGB value is 249, 228, 241: 249 red, 228 green and 241 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F9E4F1?: The complementary color is #E4F9EC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F9E4F1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.4:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.