What color is #FAE2DD?

#FAE2DD is a very light, moderate red, closest to the named color Misty Rose. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FAE2DD?

The RGB value is 250, 226, 221: 250 red, 226 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FAE2DD?

The complementary color is #DDF5FA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FAE2DD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.99:1 and white text 1.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FAE2DD color

#FAE2DD rgb(250, 226, 221)

Shades of red

The hex color #FAE2DD is a very light, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 98% red, 88.6% green and 86.7% blue (250, 226, 221).

Its hue angle is 10°, with 74% saturation and 92% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 12% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Misty Rose (#FFE4E1), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.99:1).

#FAE2DD color codes

HEX	`#FAE2DD`
RGB	`rgb(250, 226, 221)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98%, 88.6%, 86.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(10, 74%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(10, 12%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 12%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.66, 7.4, 5.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.66, 9.17, 36.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(79.671, 79.939, 79.625)`
Decimal	`16442077`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FAE2DD, 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 #FAE2DD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FAE2DD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.99:1	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 #FAE2DD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fae2dd; }
.text { color: #fae2dd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fae2dd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(250 226 221 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fae2dd, #faf1dd); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #FAE2DD?: #FAE2DD is a very light, moderate red, closest to the named color Misty Rose. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FAE2DD?: The RGB value is 250, 226, 221: 250 red, 226 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FAE2DD?: The complementary color is #DDF5FA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FAE2DD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.99:1 and white text 1.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.