What color is #FFEAEF?

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

What is the RGB value of #FFEAEF?

The RGB value is 255, 234, 239: 255 red, 234 green and 239 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FFEAEF?

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

Is black or white text better on #FFEAEF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.27:1 and white text 1.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FFEAEF color

#FFEAEF rgb(255, 234, 239)

Shades of pink

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 91.8% green and 93.7% blue (255, 234, 239).

Its hue angle is 346°, with 100% saturation and 96% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 6% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Just Pink Enough (#FFEBEE), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.27:1).

#FFEAEF color codes

HEX	`#FFEAEF`
RGB	`rgb(255, 234, 239)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 91.8%, 93.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(346, 100%, 96%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(346, 8%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 6%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.46, 7.95, 0.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.46, 7.95, 1.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(86.241, 86.339, 93.767)`
Decimal	`16771823`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FFEAEF, 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 #FFEAEF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFEAEF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.27:1	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 #FFEAEF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ffeaef; }
.text { color: #ffeaef; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ffeaef; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 234 239 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ffeaef, #ffefea); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #FFEAEF?: #FFEAEF is a very light, vivid red, closest to the named color Just Pink Enough. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FFEAEF?: The RGB value is 255, 234, 239: 255 red, 234 green and 239 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FFEAEF?: The complementary color is #EAFFFA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFEAEF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.27:1 and white text 1.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.