What color is #FAEDFB?

#FAEDFB is a very light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Perfume Haze. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FAEDFB?

The RGB value is 250, 237, 251: 250 red, 237 green and 251 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FAEDFB?

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

Is black or white text better on #FAEDFB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.57:1 and white text 1.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FAEDFB color

#FAEDFB rgb(250, 237, 251)

Shades of purple

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 98% red, 92.9% green and 98.4% blue (250, 237, 251).

Its hue angle is 296°, with 64% saturation and 96% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Perfume Haze (#F3E9F7), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.57:1).

#FAEDFB color codes

HEX	`#FAEDFB`
RGB	`rgb(250, 237, 251)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98%, 92.9%, 98.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(296, 64%, 96%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(296, 6%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 0%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(95.1, 6.81, -5.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(95.1, 8.55, 322.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(87.118, 87.858, 103.617)`
Decimal	`16444923`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FAEDFB, 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 #FAEDFB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FAEDFB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.57:1	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 #FAEDFB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #faedfb; }
.text { color: #faedfb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #faedfb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(250 237 251 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #faedfb, #fbedf5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Blush.

Questions

What color is #FAEDFB?: #FAEDFB is a very light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Perfume Haze. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FAEDFB?: The RGB value is 250, 237, 251: 250 red, 237 green and 251 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FAEDFB?: The complementary color is #EEFBED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FAEDFB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.57:1 and white text 1.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.