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#F5E1EA Color

#F5E1EA is rgb(245, 225, 234) in RGB, hsl(333, 50%, 92%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 8%, 4%, 4%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Petal (#F5E2E2), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.52. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#F5E1EA
HEX#F5E1EA
RGBrgb(245, 225, 234)
HSLhsl(333, 50%, 92%)
HSVhsv(333, 8%, 96%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 8%, 4%, 4%)
OKLCHoklch(92.8% 0.025 348.5)
LABlab(91.36% 8.20 -1.79)
LCHlch(91.36% 8.40 347.66)

What #F5E1EA Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #F5E1EA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every pink in the library.

#F5E1EA Channel Values

How #F5E1EA breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 245 · G 225 · B 2348-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 333° · S 50% · L 92%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 333° · S 8% · V 96%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 8% · Y 4% · K 4%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.25:1 vs white · 16.84:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #F5E1EA background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.25:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text16.84:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #F5E1EA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #F5E1EA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #F5E1EA

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

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How #F5E1EA Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#F5E1EA
Protanopia#E5E5EA
Protanomaly#EBE3EA
Deuteranopia#E8E8E9
Deuteranomaly#EDE5EA
Tritanopia#F4E2E2
Tritanomaly#F4E2E5
Achromatopsia#E6E6E6

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Using #F5E1EA in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-f5e1ea: #F5E1EA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #F5E1EA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-f5e1ea': '#F5E1EA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.961, green: 0.882, blue: 0.918)
Android XML<color name="color_f5e1ea">#F5E1EA</color>
SVG fillfill="#F5E1EA"

More Pink Colors

#F5E1EA sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#F5E1EA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #F5E1EA?

#F5E1EA is a lightest pink — rgb(245, 225, 234) in RGB and hsl(333, 50%, 92%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Petal (#F5E2E2), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.52.

What is the RGB value of #F5E1EA?

#F5E1EA is rgb(245, 225, 234) — red 245, green 225, and blue 234 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #F5E1EA?

#F5E1EA converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 8%, 4%, 4%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #F5E1EA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #F5E1EA scores 1.25:1 against white and 16.84:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #F5E1EA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #F5E1EA is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is lavenderblush (#FFF0F5) at a CIE76 distance of 5.44, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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