What color is #F9EFED?

#F9EFED is a very light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Grannie’s Pearls. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F9EFED?

The RGB value is 249, 239, 237: 249 red, 239 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F9EFED?

The complementary color is #EDF7F9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F9EFED?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.6:1 and white text 1.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F9EFED color

#F9EFED rgb(249, 239, 237)

Shades of white

The hex color #F9EFED is a very light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 97.6% red, 93.7% green and 92.9% blue (249, 239, 237).

Its hue angle is 10°, with 50% saturation and 95% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 5% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Grannie’s Pearls (#F6EEED), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.6:1).

#F9EFED color codes

HEX	`#F9EFED`
RGB	`rgb(249, 239, 237)`
RGB percent	`rgb(97.6%, 93.7%, 92.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(10, 50%, 95%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(10, 5%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 5%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(95.16, 3.01, 2.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(95.16, 3.71, 35.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(85.217, 87.988, 92.598)`
Decimal	`16379885`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F9EFED, 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 #F9EFED	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F9EFED as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.6:1	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 #F9EFED looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f9efed; }
.text { color: #f9efed; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f9efed; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(249 239 237 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f9efed, #f9f5ed); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Seashell.

Questions

What color is #F9EFED?: #F9EFED is a very light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Grannie’s Pearls. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F9EFED?: The RGB value is 249, 239, 237: 249 red, 239 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F9EFED?: The complementary color is #EDF7F9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F9EFED?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.6:1 and white text 1.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.