What color is #F9EEF1?

#F9EEF1 is a very light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color White Christmas. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F9EEF1?

The RGB value is 249, 238, 241: 249 red, 238 green and 241 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F9EEF1?

The complementary color is #EEF9F6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F9EEF1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.53:1 and white text 1.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F9EEF1 color

#F9EEF1 rgb(249, 238, 241)

Shades of white

The hex color #F9EEF1 is a very light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 97.6% red, 93.3% green and 94.5% blue (249, 238, 241).

Its hue angle is 344°, with 48% saturation and 95% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 3% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is White Christmas (#F4E8E8), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.53:1).

#F9EEF1 color codes

HEX	`#F9EEF1`
RGB	`rgb(249, 238, 241)`
RGB percent	`rgb(97.6%, 93.3%, 94.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(344, 48%, 95%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(344, 4%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 3%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(95.01, 4.21, -0.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(95.01, 4.21, 358.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(85.516, 87.64, 95.613)`
Decimal	`16379633`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F9EEF1, 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 #F9EEF1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F9EEF1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.53:1	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 #F9EEF1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f9eef1; }
.text { color: #f9eef1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f9eef1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(249 238 241 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f9eef1, #f9f1ee); }

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Questions

What color is #F9EEF1?: #F9EEF1 is a very light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color White Christmas. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F9EEF1?: The RGB value is 249, 238, 241: 249 red, 238 green and 241 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F9EEF1?: The complementary color is #EEF9F6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F9EEF1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.53:1 and white text 1.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.