What color is #FFE4E0?

#FFE4E0 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 #FFE4E0?

The RGB value is 255, 228, 224: 255 red, 228 green and 224 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FFE4E0?

The complementary color is #E0FBFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFE4E0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.43:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FFE4E0 color

#FFE4E0 rgb(255, 228, 224)

Shades of pink

The hex color #FFE4E0 is a very light, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 89.4% green and 87.8% blue (255, 228, 224).

Its hue angle is 8°, with 100% saturation and 94% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 12% 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 17.43:1).

#FFE4E0 color codes

HEX	`#FFE4E0`
RGB	`rgb(255, 228, 224)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 89.4%, 87.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(8, 100%, 94%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(8, 12%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 12%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.63, 8.59, 5.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.63, 10.1, 31.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(82.437, 82.13, 82.017)`
Decimal	`16770272`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FFE4E0, 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 #FFE4E0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFE4E0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.43:1	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 #FFE4E0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ffe4e0; }
.text { color: #ffe4e0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ffe4e0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 228 224 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ffe4e0, #fff4e0); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #FFE4E0?: #FFE4E0 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 #FFE4E0?: The RGB value is 255, 228, 224: 255 red, 228 green and 224 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FFE4E0?: The complementary color is #E0FBFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFE4E0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.43:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.