What color is #FAE2E9?

#FAE2E9 is a very light, moderate rose, closest to the named color Pork Belly. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FAE2E9?

The RGB value is 250, 226, 233: 250 red, 226 green and 233 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FAE2E9?

The complementary color is #E2FAF3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FAE2E9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.12:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FAE2E9 color

#FAE2E9 rgb(250, 226, 233)

Shades of pink

The hex color #FAE2E9 is a very light, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 98% red, 88.6% green and 91.4% blue (250, 226, 233).

Its hue angle is 343°, with 71% saturation and 93% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 7% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Pork Belly (#F8E0E7), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.12:1).

#FAE2E9 color codes

HEX	`#FAE2E9`
RGB	`rgb(250, 226, 233)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98%, 88.6%, 91.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(343, 71%, 93%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(343, 10%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 7%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.95, 9.36, -0.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.95, 9.37, 357.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(81.327, 80.601, 88.348)`
Decimal	`16442089`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FAE2E9, 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 #FAE2E9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FAE2E9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.12:1	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 #FAE2E9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fae2e9; }
.text { color: #fae2e9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fae2e9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(250 226 233 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fae2e9, #fae7e2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Blush.

Questions

What color is #FAE2E9?: #FAE2E9 is a very light, moderate rose, closest to the named color Pork Belly. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FAE2E9?: The RGB value is 250, 226, 233: 250 red, 226 green and 233 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FAE2E9?: The complementary color is #E2FAF3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FAE2E9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.12:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.