What color is #FFE7E8?

#FFE7E8 is a very light, vivid red, closest to the named color Pink Lemonade. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FFE7E8?

The RGB value is 255, 231, 232: 255 red, 231 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FFE7E8?

The complementary color is #E7FFFE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFE7E8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.85:1 and white text 1.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FFE7E8 color

#FFE7E8 rgb(255, 231, 232)

Shades of pink

The hex color #FFE7E8 is a very light, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 90.6% green and 91% blue (255, 231, 232).

Its hue angle is 358°, with 100% saturation and 95% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 9% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Pink Lemonade (#FFEAEB), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.85:1).

#FFE7E8 color codes

HEX	`#FFE7E8`
RGB	`rgb(255, 231, 232)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 90.6%, 91%)`
HSL	`hsl(358, 100%, 95%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(358, 9%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 9%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.55, 8.33, 2.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.55, 8.7, 16.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(84.38, 84.239, 88.143)`
Decimal	`16771048`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FFE7E8, 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 #FFE7E8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFE7E8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.85:1	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 #FFE7E8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ffe7e8; }
.text { color: #ffe7e8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ffe7e8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 231 232 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ffe7e8, #fff2e7); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #FFE7E8?: #FFE7E8 is a very light, vivid red, closest to the named color Pink Lemonade. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FFE7E8?: The RGB value is 255, 231, 232: 255 red, 231 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FFE7E8?: The complementary color is #E7FFFE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFE7E8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.85:1 and white text 1.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.