What color is #FADFE5?

#FADFE5 is a very light, moderate red, closest to the named color Cake Frosting. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FADFE5?

The RGB value is 250, 223, 229: 250 red, 223 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FADFE5?

The complementary color is #DFFAF4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FADFE5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.75:1 and white text 1.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FADFE5 color

#FADFE5 rgb(250, 223, 229)

Shades of pink

The hex color #FADFE5 is a very light, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 98% red, 87.5% green and 89.8% blue (250, 223, 229).

Its hue angle is 347°, with 73% saturation and 93% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 8% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Cake Frosting (#F9DFE5), a difference of 0.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.75:1).

#FADFE5 color codes

HEX	`#FADFE5`
RGB	`rgb(250, 223, 229)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98%, 87.5%, 89.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(347, 73%, 93%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(347, 11%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 8%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.12, 10.25, 0.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.12, 10.26, 2.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(79.954, 78.758, 85.103)`
Decimal	`16441317`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FADFE5, 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 #FADFE5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FADFE5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.75:1	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 #FADFE5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fadfe5; }
.text { color: #fadfe5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fadfe5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(250 223 229 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fadfe5, #fae6df); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Misty Rose.

Questions

What color is #FADFE5?: #FADFE5 is a very light, moderate red, closest to the named color Cake Frosting. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FADFE5?: The RGB value is 250, 223, 229: 250 red, 223 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FADFE5?: The complementary color is #DFFAF4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FADFE5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.75:1 and white text 1.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.