What color is #FEE8E8?

#FEE8E8 is a very light, vivid red, closest to the named color Pink Lemonade. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FEE8E8?

The RGB value is 254, 232, 232: 254 red, 232 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FEE8E8?

The complementary color is #E8FEFE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FEE8E8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.92:1 and white text 1.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FEE8E8 color

#FEE8E8 rgb(254, 232, 232)

Shades of pink

The hex color #FEE8E8 is a very light, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 99.6% red, 91% green and 91% blue (254, 232, 232).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 92% saturation and 95% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 9% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Pink Lemonade (#FFEAEB), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.92:1).

#FEE8E8 color codes

HEX	`#FEE8E8`
RGB	`rgb(254, 232, 232)`
RGB percent	`rgb(99.6%, 91%, 91%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 92%, 95%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 9%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 9%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.72, 7.47, 2.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.72, 7.95, 19.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(84.294, 84.612, 88.219)`
Decimal	`16705768`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FEE8E8, 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 #FEE8E8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FEE8E8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.92:1	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 #FEE8E8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fee8e8; }
.text { color: #fee8e8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fee8e8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(254 232 232 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fee8e8, #fef3e8); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #FEE8E8?: #FEE8E8 is a very light, vivid red, closest to the named color Pink Lemonade. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FEE8E8?: The RGB value is 254, 232, 232: 254 red, 232 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FEE8E8?: The complementary color is #E8FEFE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FEE8E8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.92:1 and white text 1.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.