What color is #F9EAF5?

#F9EAF5 is a very light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Partial Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F9EAF5?

The RGB value is 249, 234, 245: 249 red, 234 green and 245 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F9EAF5?

The complementary color is #EAF9EE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F9EAF5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.12:1 and white text 1.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F9EAF5 color

#F9EAF5 rgb(249, 234, 245)

Shades of pink

The hex color #F9EAF5 is a very light, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 97.6% red, 91.8% green and 96.1% blue (249, 234, 245).

Its hue angle is 316°, with 56% saturation and 95% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 2% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Partial Pink (#FFEDF8), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.12:1).

#F9EAF5 color codes

HEX	`#F9EAF5`
RGB	`rgb(249, 234, 245)`
RGB percent	`rgb(97.6%, 91.8%, 96.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(316, 56%, 95%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(316, 6%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 2%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.13, 6.96, -3.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.13, 7.78, 333.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(84.969, 85.579, 98.411)`
Decimal	`16378613`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F9EAF5, 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 #F9EAF5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F9EAF5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.12:1	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 #F9EAF5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f9eaf5; }
.text { color: #f9eaf5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f9eaf5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(249 234 245 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f9eaf5, #f9eaee); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #F9EAF5?: #F9EAF5 is a very light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Partial Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F9EAF5?: The RGB value is 249, 234, 245: 249 red, 234 green and 245 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F9EAF5?: The complementary color is #EAF9EE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F9EAF5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.12:1 and white text 1.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.