What color is #FFE3DF?

#FFE3DF is a very light, vivid red, closest to the named color Misty Rose. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FFE3DF?

The RGB value is 255, 227, 223: 255 red, 227 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FFE3DF?

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

Is black or white text better on #FFE3DF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.31:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FFE3DF color

#FFE3DF rgb(255, 227, 223)

Shades of pink

The hex color #FFE3DF is a very light, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 89% green and 87.5% blue (255, 227, 223).

Its hue angle is 7°, with 100% saturation and 94% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 13% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Misty Rose (#FFE4E1), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.31:1).

#FFE3DF color codes

HEX	`#FFE3DF`
RGB	`rgb(255, 227, 223)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 89%, 87.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(7, 100%, 94%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(7, 13%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 13%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.37, 8.95, 5.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.37, 10.48, 31.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(82.028, 81.528, 81.213)`
Decimal	`16770015`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FFE3DF, 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 #FFE3DF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFE3DF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.31:1	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 #FFE3DF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ffe3df; }
.text { color: #ffe3df; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ffe3df; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 227 223 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ffe3df, #fff3df); }

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Questions

What color is #FFE3DF?: #FFE3DF is a very light, vivid red, closest to the named color Misty Rose. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FFE3DF?: The RGB value is 255, 227, 223: 255 red, 227 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FFE3DF?: The complementary color is #DFFBFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFE3DF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.31:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.