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#F3E2EC

Lavender · very light warm pink

About #F3E2EC

With the hex code #F3E2EC, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 95% red, 89% green and 93% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 3% yellow and 5% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Lavender — a ΔE of 7.9 — followed by Snow. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #E2F3E9, a off white shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 16.90:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red243
Green226
Blue236

Closest named colours

Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 7.9
Snow
#FFFAFA · ΔE 9.8
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 10.6

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #F3E2EC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lavender #F3E2EC.
1.24:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lavender #F3E2EC.
16.90:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #F3E2EC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#F3E2EC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E3E5EC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E6E7EB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F5E2E5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #F3E2EC?

With the hex code #F3E2EC, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 95% red, 89% green and 93% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 3% yellow and 5% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #F3E2EC?

Use black text. Black on #F3E2EC has a contrast ratio of 16.90:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #F3E2EC?

Its complementary colour is #E2F3E9, and analogous partners are #F1E2F3 and #F3E2E4.