What color is #FAEFFD?

#FAEFFD 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 #FAEFFD?

The RGB value is 250, 239, 253: 250 red, 239 green and 253 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FAEFFD?

The complementary color is #F2FDEF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FAEFFD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.83:1 and white text 1.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FAEFFD color

#FAEFFD rgb(250, 239, 253)

Shades of purple

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 98% red, 93.7% green and 99.2% blue (250, 239, 253).

Its hue angle is 287°, with 78% saturation and 96% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 1% 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 18.83:1).

#FAEFFD color codes

HEX	`#FAEFFD`
RGB	`rgb(250, 239, 253)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98%, 93.7%, 99.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(287, 78%, 96%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(287, 6%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 6%, 0%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(95.64, 6.14, -5.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(95.64, 8.18, 318.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(88.018, 89.149, 105.48)`
Decimal	`16445437`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FAEFFD, 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 #FAEFFD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FAEFFD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.83:1	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 #FAEFFD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #faeffd; }
.text { color: #faeffd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #faeffd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(250 239 253 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #faeffd, #fdeff9); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #FAEFFD?: #FAEFFD 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 #FAEFFD?: The RGB value is 250, 239, 253: 250 red, 239 green and 253 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FAEFFD?: The complementary color is #F2FDEF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FAEFFD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.83:1 and white text 1.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.