What color is #FAD0EE?

#FAD0EE is a very light, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Puff of Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FAD0EE?

The RGB value is 250, 208, 238: 250 red, 208 green and 238 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FAD0EE?

The complementary color is #D0FADC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FAD0EE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.32:1 and white text 1.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FAD0EE color

#FAD0EE rgb(250, 208, 238)

Shades of pink

The hex color #FAD0EE is a very light, vivid magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 98% red, 81.6% green and 93.3% blue (250, 208, 238).

Its hue angle is 317°, with 81% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 5% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Puff of Pink (#FFCBEE), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.32:1).

#FAD0EE color codes

HEX	`#FAD0EE`
RGB	`rgb(250, 208, 238)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98%, 81.6%, 93.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(317, 81%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(317, 17%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 5%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.78, 19.61, -9.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.78, 21.65, 334.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(77.411, 71.611, 90.617)`
Decimal	`16437486`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FAD0EE, 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 #FAD0EE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FAD0EE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.32:1	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 #FAD0EE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fad0ee; }
.text { color: #fad0ee; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fad0ee; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(250 208 238 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fad0ee, #fad0d9); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #FAD0EE?: #FAD0EE is a very light, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Puff of Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FAD0EE?: The RGB value is 250, 208, 238: 250 red, 208 green and 238 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FAD0EE?: The complementary color is #D0FADC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FAD0EE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.32:1 and white text 1.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.