What color is #FAE6E1?

#FAE6E1 is a very light, moderate red, closest to the named color Pink Swirl. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FAE6E1?

The RGB value is 250, 230, 225: 250 red, 230 green and 225 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FAE6E1?

The complementary color is #E1F5FA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FAE6E1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.47:1 and white text 1.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FAE6E1 color

#FAE6E1 rgb(250, 230, 225)

Shades of orange

The hex color #FAE6E1 is a very light, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 98% red, 90.2% green and 88.2% blue (250, 230, 225).

Its hue angle is 12°, with 71% saturation and 93% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 10% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Pink Swirl (#FCEAE6), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.47:1).

#FAE6E1 color codes

HEX	`#FAE6E1`
RGB	`rgb(250, 230, 225)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98%, 90.2%, 88.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(12, 71%, 93%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(12, 10%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 10%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.73, 5.98, 4.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.73, 7.73, 39.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(81.311, 82.355, 82.832)`
Decimal	`16443105`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FAE6E1, 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 #FAE6E1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FAE6E1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.47:1	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 #FAE6E1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fae6e1; }
.text { color: #fae6e1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fae6e1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(250 230 225 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fae6e1, #faf3e1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Misty Rose.

Questions

What color is #FAE6E1?: #FAE6E1 is a very light, moderate red, closest to the named color Pink Swirl. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FAE6E1?: The RGB value is 250, 230, 225: 250 red, 230 green and 225 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FAE6E1?: The complementary color is #E1F5FA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FAE6E1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.47:1 and white text 1.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.