#FFE4E6 color
The swatch above shows #FFE4E6 with its hex code written on it in white and in black, so you can see which of the two is legible before reading the measured ratios below.
#FFE4E6 is a very light, vivid red, closest to the CSS named color mistyrose (#FFE4E1).
It is also a Tailwind CSS default: rose-100. That means you can write bg-rose-100 or text-rose-100 directly, with no arbitrary-value brackets and no entry in your theme config.
Color values
| HEX | #FFE4E6 |
| RGB | rgb(255, 228, 230) |
| HSL | hsl(356, 100%, 95%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 11%, 10%, 0%) |
| Decimal | 16770278 |
| CSS | color: #FFE4E6; |
| Android | 0xFFFFE4E6 |
| Swift | UIColor(red: 1.000, green: 0.894, blue: 0.902, alpha: 1) |
Accessibility and contrast
| White text on #FFE4E6 | 1.20:1 — AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail |
| Black text on #FFE4E6 | 17.49:1 — AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass |
| Recommended text color | black |
WCAG 2.1 asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text (18 pt, or 14 pt bold).
Tints and shades of #FFE4E6
Each swatch keeps the hue and saturation of #FFE4E6 and varies only lightness — the quickest way to build a usable scale from a single brand color.
Colors that go with #FFE4E6
Harmonies generated by rotating the hue on the color wheel while holding saturation and lightness constant.
Using #FFE4E6 in code
/* CSS */
.element { color: #FFE4E6; background-color: #FFE4E6; }
.element { color: rgb(255 228 230); }
.element { color: hsl(356 100% 95%); }
/* Tailwind */
<div class="bg-rose-100 text-black">
/* SCSS variable */
$brand: #FFE4E6;Frequently asked questions
What color is #FFE4E6?
#FFE4E6 is a very light, vivid red. Its hue sits at 356° on the color wheel, with 100% saturation and 95% lightness.
What is #FFE4E6 in RGB?
#FFE4E6 converts to rgb(255, 228, 230) — 255 red, 228 green and 230 blue.
What is #FFE4E6 in CMYK?
Approximately cmyk(0%, 11%, 10%, 0%). Print output depends on the ICC profile of the press and paper, so treat this as a starting point rather than an exact match.
Should text on #FFE4E6 be white or black?
Black gives the better contrast ratio (17.49:1 versus 1.20:1).
What is the complementary color of #FFE4E6?
#E5FFFD — the hue directly opposite #FFE4E6 on the color wheel.