What color is #FAECF8?

#FAECF8 is a very light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Partial Pink. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FAECF8?

The RGB value is 250, 236, 248: 250 red, 236 green and 248 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FAECF8?

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

Is black or white text better on #FAECF8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.42:1 and white text 1.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FAECF8 color

#FAECF8 rgb(250, 236, 248)

Shades of purple

The hex color #FAECF8 is a very light, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 98% red, 92.5% green and 97.3% blue (250, 236, 248).

Its hue angle is 309°, with 58% saturation and 95% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 1% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Partial Pink (#FFEDF8), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.42:1).

#FAECF8 color codes

HEX	`#FAECF8`
RGB	`rgb(250, 236, 248)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98%, 92.5%, 97.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(309, 58%, 95%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(309, 6%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 1%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.78, 6.79, -4.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.78, 7.93, 328.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(86.361, 87.093, 101.05)`
Decimal	`16444664`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FAECF8, 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 #FAECF8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FAECF8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.42:1	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 #FAECF8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #faecf8; }
.text { color: #faecf8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #faecf8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(250 236 248 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #faecf8, #faecf1); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #FAECF8?: #FAECF8 is a very light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Partial Pink. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FAECF8?: The RGB value is 250, 236, 248: 250 red, 236 green and 248 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FAECF8?: The complementary color is #ECFAEE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FAECF8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.42:1 and white text 1.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.