What color is #FAEBF6?

#FAEBF6 is a very light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Partial Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FAEBF6?

The RGB value is 250, 235, 246: 250 red, 235 green and 246 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FAEBF6?

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

Is black or white text better on #FAEBF6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.28:1 and white text 1.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FAEBF6 color

#FAEBF6 rgb(250, 235, 246)

Shades of pink

The hex color #FAEBF6 is a very light, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 98% red, 92.2% green and 96.5% blue (250, 235, 246).

Its hue angle is 316°, with 60% saturation and 95% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 2% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Partial Pink (#FFEDF8), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.28:1).

#FAEBF6 color codes

HEX	`#FAEBF6`
RGB	`rgb(250, 235, 246)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98%, 92.2%, 96.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(316, 60%, 95%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(316, 6%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 2%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.48, 6.95, -3.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.48, 7.78, 333.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(85.765, 86.395, 99.329)`
Decimal	`16444406`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FAEBF6, 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 #FAEBF6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FAEBF6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.28:1	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 #FAEBF6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #faebf6; }
.text { color: #faebf6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #faebf6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(250 235 246 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #faebf6, #faebef); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #FAEBF6?: #FAEBF6 is a very light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Partial Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FAEBF6?: The RGB value is 250, 235, 246: 250 red, 235 green and 246 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FAEBF6?: The complementary color is #EBFAEF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FAEBF6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.28:1 and white text 1.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.