What color is #FAE4F0?

#FAE4F0 is a very light, moderate rose, closest to the named color Fairy Dust. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FAE4F0?

The RGB value is 250, 228, 240: 250 red, 228 green and 240 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FAE4F0?

The complementary color is #E4FAEE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FAE4F0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.42:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FAE4F0 color

#FAE4F0 rgb(250, 228, 240)

Shades of pink

The hex color #FAE4F0 is a very light, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 98% red, 89.4% green and 94.1% blue (250, 228, 240).

Its hue angle is 327°, with 69% saturation and 94% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 4% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Fairy Dust (#FFE8F4), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.42:1).

#FAE4F0 color codes

HEX	`#FAE4F0`
RGB	`rgb(250, 228, 240)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98%, 89.4%, 94.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(327, 69%, 94%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(327, 9%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 4%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.62, 9.52, -3.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.62, 10.01, 341.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(82.894, 82.103, 93.902)`
Decimal	`16442608`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FAE4F0, 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 #FAE4F0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FAE4F0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.42:1	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 #FAE4F0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fae4f0; }
.text { color: #fae4f0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fae4f0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(250 228 240 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fae4f0, #fae4e5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Blush.

Questions

What color is #FAE4F0?: #FAE4F0 is a very light, moderate rose, closest to the named color Fairy Dust. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FAE4F0?: The RGB value is 250, 228, 240: 250 red, 228 green and 240 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FAE4F0?: The complementary color is #E4FAEE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FAE4F0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.42:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.