What color is #FFEBF9?

#FFEBF9 is a very light, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Strawberry Bonbon. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FFEBF9?

The RGB value is 255, 235, 249: 255 red, 235 green and 249 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FFEBF9?

The complementary color is #EBFFF1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFEBF9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.5:1 and white text 1.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FFEBF9 color

#FFEBF9 rgb(255, 235, 249)

Shades of pink

The hex color #FFEBF9 is a very light, vivid magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 92.2% green and 97.6% blue (255, 235, 249).

Its hue angle is 318°, with 100% saturation and 96% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 2% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Strawberry Bonbon (#FFEBFA), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.5:1).

#FFEBF9 color codes

HEX	`#FFEBF9`
RGB	`rgb(255, 235, 249)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 92.2%, 97.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(318, 100%, 96%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(318, 8%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 2%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.96, 9.14, -4.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.96, 10.1, 334.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(88.045, 87.517, 101.858)`
Decimal	`16772089`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FFEBF9, 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 #FFEBF9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFEBF9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.5:1	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 #FFEBF9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ffebf9; }
.text { color: #ffebf9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ffebf9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 235 249 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ffebf9, #ffebef); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Blush.

Questions

What color is #FFEBF9?: #FFEBF9 is a very light, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Strawberry Bonbon. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FFEBF9?: The RGB value is 255, 235, 249: 255 red, 235 green and 249 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FFEBF9?: The complementary color is #EBFFF1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFEBF9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.5:1 and white text 1.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.