What color is #FAE4E5?

#FAE4E5 is a very light, moderate red, closest to the named color Hint of Red. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FAE4E5?

The RGB value is 250, 228, 229: 250 red, 228 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FAE4E5?

The complementary color is #E4FAF9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FAE4E5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.29:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FAE4E5 color

#FAE4E5 rgb(250, 228, 229)

Shades of pink

The hex color #FAE4E5 is a very light, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 98% red, 89.4% green and 89.8% blue (250, 228, 229).

Its hue angle is 357°, with 69% saturation and 94% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 8% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Hint of Red (#F6DFE0), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.29:1).

#FAE4E5 color codes

HEX	`#FAE4E5`
RGB	`rgb(250, 228, 229)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98%, 89.4%, 89.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(357, 69%, 94%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(357, 9%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 8%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.34, 7.66, 2.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.34, 7.98, 16.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(81.309, 81.469, 85.555)`
Decimal	`16442597`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FAE4E5, 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 #FAE4E5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FAE4E5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.29:1	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 #FAE4E5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fae4e5; }
.text { color: #fae4e5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fae4e5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(250 228 229 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fae4e5, #faeee4); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #FAE4E5?: #FAE4E5 is a very light, moderate red, closest to the named color Hint of Red. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FAE4E5?: The RGB value is 250, 228, 229: 250 red, 228 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FAE4E5?: The complementary color is #E4FAF9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FAE4E5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.29:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.