What color is #FFE8F6?

#FFE8F6 is a very light, vivid rose, closest to the named color Fairy Dust. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FFE8F6?

The RGB value is 255, 232, 246: 255 red, 232 green and 246 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FFE8F6?

The complementary color is #E8FFF1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFE8F6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.13:1 and white text 1.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FFE8F6 color

#FFE8F6 rgb(255, 232, 246)

Shades of pink

The hex color #FFE8F6 is a very light, vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 91% green and 96.5% blue (255, 232, 246).

Its hue angle is 323°, with 100% saturation and 95% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 4% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Fairy Dust (#FFE8F4), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.13:1).

#FFE8F6 color codes

HEX	`#FFE8F6`
RGB	`rgb(255, 232, 246)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 91%, 96.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(323, 100%, 95%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(323, 9%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 4%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.15, 10.17, -3.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.15, 10.9, 338.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(86.729, 85.628, 99.13)`
Decimal	`16771318`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FFE8F6, 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 #FFE8F6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFE8F6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.13:1	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 #FFE8F6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ffe8f6; }
.text { color: #ffe8f6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ffe8f6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 232 246 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ffe8f6, #ffe8eb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Blush.

Questions

What color is #FFE8F6?: #FFE8F6 is a very light, vivid rose, closest to the named color Fairy Dust. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FFE8F6?: The RGB value is 255, 232, 246: 255 red, 232 green and 246 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FFE8F6?: The complementary color is #E8FFF1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFE8F6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.13:1 and white text 1.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.