What color is #FEF5F3?

#FEF5F3 is a very light, vivid red, closest to the named color Ivory Tower. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FEF5F3?

The RGB value is 254, 245, 243: 254 red, 245 green and 243 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FEF5F3?

The complementary color is #F3FCFE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FEF5F3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.57:1 and white text 1.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FEF5F3 color

#FEF5F3 rgb(254, 245, 243)

Shades of white

The hex color #FEF5F3 is a very light, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 99.6% red, 96.1% green and 95.3% blue (254, 245, 243).

Its hue angle is 11°, with 85% saturation and 97% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 4% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Ivory Tower (#FBF3F1), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.57:1).

#FEF5F3 color codes

HEX	`#FEF5F3`
RGB	`rgb(254, 245, 243)`
RGB percent	`rgb(99.6%, 96.1%, 95.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(11, 85%, 97%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(11, 4%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 4%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(97.17, 2.66, 2.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(97.17, 3.35, 37.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(89.701, 92.847, 97.972)`
Decimal	`16709107`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FEF5F3, 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 #FEF5F3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FEF5F3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.57:1	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 #FEF5F3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fef5f3; }
.text { color: #fef5f3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fef5f3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(254 245 243 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fef5f3, #fefbf3); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #FEF5F3?: #FEF5F3 is a very light, vivid red, closest to the named color Ivory Tower. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FEF5F3?: The RGB value is 254, 245, 243: 254 red, 245 green and 243 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FEF5F3?: The complementary color is #F3FCFE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FEF5F3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.57:1 and white text 1.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.