What color is #FFE2E5?

#FFE2E5 is a very light, vivid red, closest to the named color Pink Pleasure. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FFE2E5?

The RGB value is 255, 226, 229: 255 red, 226 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FFE2E5?

The complementary color is #E2FFFC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFE2E5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.26:1 and white text 1.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FFE2E5 color

#FFE2E5 rgb(255, 226, 229)

Shades of pink

The hex color #FFE2E5 is a very light, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 88.6% green and 89.8% blue (255, 226, 229).

Its hue angle is 354°, with 100% saturation and 94% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 10% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Pink Pleasure (#FFDFE5), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.26:1).

#FFE2E5 color codes

HEX	`#FFE2E5`
RGB	`rgb(255, 226, 229)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 88.6%, 89.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(354, 100%, 94%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(354, 11%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 10%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.27, 10.42, 2.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.27, 10.65, 11.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(82.578, 81.312, 85.458)`
Decimal	`16769765`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FFE2E5, 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 #FFE2E5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFE2E5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.26:1	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 #FFE2E5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ffe2e5; }
.text { color: #ffe2e5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ffe2e5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 226 229 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ffe2e5, #ffede2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Misty Rose.

Questions

What color is #FFE2E5?: #FFE2E5 is a very light, vivid red, closest to the named color Pink Pleasure. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FFE2E5?: The RGB value is 255, 226, 229: 255 red, 226 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FFE2E5?: The complementary color is #E2FFFC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFE2E5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.26:1 and white text 1.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.