What color is #FAD9F6?

#FAD9F6 is a very light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Grape Taffy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FAD9F6?

The RGB value is 250, 217, 246: 250 red, 217 green and 246 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FAD9F6?

The complementary color is #D9FADD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FAD9F6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.32:1 and white text 1.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FAD9F6 color

#FAD9F6 rgb(250, 217, 246)

Shades of purple

The hex color #FAD9F6 is a very light, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 98% red, 85.1% green and 96.5% blue (250, 217, 246).

Its hue angle is 307°, with 77% saturation and 92% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 2% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Grape Taffy (#F4DAF1), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.32:1).

#FAD9F6 color codes

HEX	`#FAD9F6`
RGB	`rgb(250, 217, 246)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98%, 85.1%, 96.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(307, 77%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(307, 13%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 2%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.14, 16.29, -9.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.14, 19.07, 328.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(80.87, 76.605, 97.697)`
Decimal	`16439798`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FAD9F6, 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 #FAD9F6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FAD9F6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.32:1	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 #FAD9F6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fad9f6; }
.text { color: #fad9f6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fad9f6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(250 217 246 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fad9f6, #fad9e6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Pink.

Questions

What color is #FAD9F6?: #FAD9F6 is a very light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Grape Taffy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FAD9F6?: The RGB value is 250, 217, 246: 250 red, 217 green and 246 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FAD9F6?: The complementary color is #D9FADD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FAD9F6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.32:1 and white text 1.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.