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#F5E5F4 Color

#F5E5F4 is rgb(245, 229, 244) in RGB, hsl(304, 44%, 93%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 7%, 0%, 4%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lavender Blush (#FFF0F5), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.15. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#F5E5F4
HEX#F5E5F4
RGBrgb(245, 229, 244)
HSLhsl(304, 44%, 93%)
HSVhsv(304, 7%, 96%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 7%, 0%, 4%)
OKLCHoklch(93.9% 0.026 327.7)
LABlab(92.56% 7.56 -5.24)
LCHlch(92.56% 9.20 325.26)

What #F5E5F4 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 #F5E5F4, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender Blush#FFF0F5ΔE 6.15Lavender#E6E6FAΔE 6.61Cloud#EFF1FEΔE 7.14Piggy Pink#FDDDE6ΔE 7.28Pink Lace#FFDDF4ΔE 7.61Zinc White#FDF8FFΔE 7.84

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

#F5E5F4 Channel Values

How #F5E5F4 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 229 · B 2448-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 304° · S 44% · L 93%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 304° · S 7% · V 96%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 7% · Y 0% · K 4%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.21:1 vs white · 17.4:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #F5E5F4 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 text1.21:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text17.4:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #F5E5F4 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #F5E5F4

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #F5E5F4; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#F5E5F4
Complementary
#E5F5E6
Analogous
#EEE5F5
Analogous
#F5E5EC
Triadic
#F4F5E5
Triadic
#E5F4F5
Split comp.
#ECF5E5
Split comp.
#E5F5EE

Tints & Shades of #F5E5F4

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

#F6E9F6
#F6E9F6
#F8EDF7
#F9F0F9
#FBF4FA
#FBF4FA

Shades

#E2B6DF
#D189CD
#BF5AB8
#9A3C94
#6A2966
#3E183C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #F5E5F4.

How #F5E5F4 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#F5E5F4
Protanopia#E8E8F4
Protanomaly#EDE7F4
Deuteranopia#EAEAF4
Deuteranomaly#EFE8F4
Tritanopia#F3E7E7
Tritanomaly#F4E6EC
Achromatopsia#EAEAEA

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #F5E5F4 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-f5e5f4: #F5E5F4;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #F5E5F4;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-f5e5f4': '#F5E5F4' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.961, green: 0.898, blue: 0.957)
Android XML<color name="color_f5e5f4">#F5E5F4</color>
SVG fillfill="#F5E5F4"

More Pink Colors

#F5E5F4 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#F5E5F4 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #F5E5F4?

#F5E5F4 is a lightest pink — rgb(245, 229, 244) in RGB and hsl(304, 44%, 93%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lavender Blush (#FFF0F5), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.15.

What is the RGB value of #F5E5F4?

#F5E5F4 is rgb(245, 229, 244) — red 245, green 229, and blue 244 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #F5E5F4?

#F5E5F4 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 7%, 0%, 4%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #F5E5F4 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #F5E5F4 scores 1.21:1 against white and 17.4:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #F5E5F4 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #F5E5F4 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 6.15, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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Keep exploring: every pink in the color library, the guide to shades of pink, or the full color library.