What color is #FAE5F7?

#FAE5F7 is a very light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Strawberry Bonbon. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FAE5F7?

The RGB value is 250, 229, 247: 250 red, 229 green and 247 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FAE5F7?

The complementary color is #E5FAE8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FAE5F7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.62:1 and white text 1.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FAE5F7 color

#FAE5F7 rgb(250, 229, 247)

Shades of purple

The hex color #FAE5F7 is a very light, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 98% red, 89.8% green and 96.9% blue (250, 229, 247).

Its hue angle is 309°, with 68% saturation and 94% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 1% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Strawberry Bonbon (#FFEBFA), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.62:1).

#FAE5F7 color codes

HEX	`#FAE5F7`
RGB	`rgb(250, 229, 247)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98%, 89.8%, 96.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(309, 68%, 94%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(309, 8%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 1%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.05, 10.22, -6.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.05, 11.91, 329.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(84.23, 83.079, 99.576)`
Decimal	`16442871`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FAE5F7, 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 #FAE5F7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FAE5F7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.62:1	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 #FAE5F7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fae5f7; }
.text { color: #fae5f7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fae5f7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(250 229 247 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fae5f7, #fae5ed); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Blush.

Questions

What color is #FAE5F7?: #FAE5F7 is a very light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Strawberry Bonbon. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FAE5F7?: The RGB value is 250, 229, 247: 250 red, 229 green and 247 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FAE5F7?: The complementary color is #E5FAE8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FAE5F7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.62:1 and white text 1.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.