What color is #FFE1E1?

#FFE1E1 is a very light, vivid red, closest to the named color Dawn Patrol. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FFE1E1?

The RGB value is 255, 225, 225: 255 red, 225 green and 225 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FFE1E1?

The complementary color is #E1FFFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFE1E1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.11:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FFE1E1 color

#FFE1E1 rgb(255, 225, 225)

Shades of pink

The hex color #FFE1E1 is a very light, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 88.2% green and 88.2% blue (255, 225, 225).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 100% saturation and 94% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 12% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Dawn Patrol (#FEDFDC), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.11:1).

#FFE1E1 color codes

HEX	`#FFE1E1`
RGB	`rgb(255, 225, 225)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 88.2%, 88.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 100%, 94%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 12%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 12%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.93, 10.3, 3.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.93, 10.97, 20.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(81.755, 80.548, 82.46)`
Decimal	`16769505`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FFE1E1, 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 #FFE1E1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFE1E1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.11:1	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 #FFE1E1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ffe1e1; }
.text { color: #ffe1e1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ffe1e1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 225 225 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ffe1e1, #fff0e1); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #FFE1E1?: #FFE1E1 is a very light, vivid red, closest to the named color Dawn Patrol. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FFE1E1?: The RGB value is 255, 225, 225: 255 red, 225 green and 225 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FFE1E1?: The complementary color is #E1FFFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFE1E1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.11:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.