What color is #FAEDE9?

#FAEDE9 is a very light, moderate red, closest to the named color Frothy Milk. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FAEDE9?

The RGB value is 250, 237, 233: 250 red, 237 green and 233 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FAEDE9?

The complementary color is #E9F6FA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FAEDE9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.36:1 and white text 1.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FAEDE9 color

#FAEDE9 rgb(250, 237, 233)

Shades of gray

The hex color #FAEDE9 is a very light, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 98% red, 92.9% green and 91.4% blue (250, 237, 233).

Its hue angle is 14°, with 63% saturation and 95% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 7% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Frothy Milk (#FAEDE6), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.36:1).

#FAEDE9 color codes

HEX	`#FAEDE9`
RGB	`rgb(250, 237, 233)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98%, 92.9%, 91.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(14, 63%, 95%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(14, 7%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 7%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.64, 3.7, 3.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.64, 5.1, 43.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(84.415, 86.776, 89.378)`
Decimal	`16444905`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FAEDE9, 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 #FAEDE9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FAEDE9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.36:1	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 #FAEDE9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #faede9; }
.text { color: #faede9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #faede9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(250 237 233 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #faede9, #faf6e9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Seashell.

Questions

What color is #FAEDE9?: #FAEDE9 is a very light, moderate red, closest to the named color Frothy Milk. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FAEDE9?: The RGB value is 250, 237, 233: 250 red, 237 green and 233 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FAEDE9?: The complementary color is #E9F6FA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FAEDE9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.36:1 and white text 1.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.