What color is #FAE5ED?

#FAE5ED is a very light, moderate rose, closest to the named color First Crush. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FAE5ED?

The RGB value is 250, 229, 237: 250 red, 229 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FAE5ED?

The complementary color is #E5FAF2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FAE5ED?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.5:1 and white text 1.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FAE5ED color

#FAE5ED rgb(250, 229, 237)

Shades of pink

The hex color #FAE5ED is a very light, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 98% red, 89.8% green and 92.9% blue (250, 229, 237).

Its hue angle is 337°, with 68% saturation and 94% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 5% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is First Crush (#F6E2EA), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.5:1).

#FAE5ED color codes

HEX	`#FAE5ED`
RGB	`rgb(250, 229, 237)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98%, 89.8%, 92.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(337, 68%, 94%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(337, 8%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 5%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.79, 8.49, -1.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.79, 8.59, 351.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(82.728, 82.478, 91.666)`
Decimal	`16442861`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FAE5ED, 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 #FAE5ED	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FAE5ED as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.5:1	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 #FAE5ED looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fae5ed; }
.text { color: #fae5ed; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fae5ed; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(250 229 237 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fae5ed, #fae8e5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Blush.

Questions

What color is #FAE5ED?: #FAE5ED is a very light, moderate rose, closest to the named color First Crush. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FAE5ED?: The RGB value is 250, 229, 237: 250 red, 229 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FAE5ED?: The complementary color is #E5FAF2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FAE5ED?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.5:1 and white text 1.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.