What color is #FAE5E8?

#FAE5E8 is a very light, moderate red, closest to the named color Just Pink Enough. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FAE5E8?

The RGB value is 250, 229, 232: 250 red, 229 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FAE5E8?

The complementary color is #E5FAF7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FAE5E8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.44:1 and white text 1.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FAE5E8 color

#FAE5E8 rgb(250, 229, 232)

Shades of pink

The hex color #FAE5E8 is a very light, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 98% red, 89.8% green and 91% blue (250, 229, 232).

Its hue angle is 351°, with 68% saturation and 94% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 7% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Just Pink Enough (#FFEBEE), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.44:1).

#FAE5E8 color codes

HEX	`#FAE5E8`
RGB	`rgb(250, 229, 232)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98%, 89.8%, 91%)`
HSL	`hsl(351, 68%, 94%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(351, 8%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 7%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.66, 7.65, 1.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.66, 7.73, 8.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(82.008, 82.19, 87.872)`
Decimal	`16442856`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FAE5E8, 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 #FAE5E8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FAE5E8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.44:1	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 #FAE5E8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fae5e8; }
.text { color: #fae5e8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fae5e8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(250 229 232 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fae5e8, #faede5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Blush.

Questions

What color is #FAE5E8?: #FAE5E8 is a very light, moderate red, closest to the named color Just Pink Enough. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FAE5E8?: The RGB value is 250, 229, 232: 250 red, 229 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FAE5E8?: The complementary color is #E5FAF7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FAE5E8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.44:1 and white text 1.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.