What color is #FFE1EA?

#FFE1EA is a very light, vivid rose, closest to the named color Watermelon Mousse. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FFE1EA?

The RGB value is 255, 225, 234: 255 red, 225 green and 234 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FFE1EA?

The complementary color is #E1FFF6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFE1EA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.21:1 and white text 1.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FFE1EA color

#FFE1EA rgb(255, 225, 234)

Shades of pink

The hex color #FFE1EA is a very light, vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 88.2% green and 91.8% blue (255, 225, 234).

Its hue angle is 342°, with 100% saturation and 94% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 8% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Watermelon Mousse (#FBE0E8), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.21:1).

#FFE1EA color codes

HEX	`#FFE1EA`
RGB	`rgb(255, 225, 234)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 88.2%, 91.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(342, 100%, 94%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(342, 12%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 8%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.16, 11.76, -0.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.16, 11.77, 357.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(83.015, 81.053, 89.098)`
Decimal	`16769514`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FFE1EA, 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 #FFE1EA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFE1EA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.21:1	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 #FFE1EA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ffe1ea; }
.text { color: #ffe1ea; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ffe1ea; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 225 234 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ffe1ea, #ffe7e1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Misty Rose.

Questions

What color is #FFE1EA?: #FFE1EA is a very light, vivid rose, closest to the named color Watermelon Mousse. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FFE1EA?: The RGB value is 255, 225, 234: 255 red, 225 green and 234 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FFE1EA?: The complementary color is #E1FFF6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFE1EA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.21:1 and white text 1.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.