What color is #FAEEFB?

#FAEEFB 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 #FAEEFB?

The RGB value is 250, 238, 251: 250 red, 238 green and 251 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FAEEFB?

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

Is black or white text better on #FAEEFB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.69:1 and white text 1.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FAEEFB color

#FAEEFB rgb(250, 238, 251)

Shades of purple

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 98% red, 93.3% green and 98.4% blue (250, 238, 251).

Its hue angle is 295°, with 62% saturation and 96% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Perfume Haze (#F3E9F7), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.69:1).

#FAEEFB color codes

HEX	`#FAEEFB`
RGB	`rgb(250, 238, 251)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98%, 93.3%, 98.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(295, 62%, 96%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(295, 5%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 0%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(95.35, 6.29, -4.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(95.35, 7.92, 322.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(87.409, 88.439, 103.714)`
Decimal	`16445179`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FAEEFB, 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 #FAEEFB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FAEEFB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.69:1	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 #FAEEFB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #faeefb; }
.text { color: #faeefb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #faeefb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(250 238 251 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #faeefb, #fbeef5); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #FAEEFB?: #FAEEFB 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 #FAEEFB?: The RGB value is 250, 238, 251: 250 red, 238 green and 251 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FAEEFB?: The complementary color is #EFFBEE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FAEEFB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.69:1 and white text 1.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.