#f3ecec
a pale, soft red · warm · closest name: Snow
At a glance
Every number on this page in one read: what #f3ecec is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.
Reads warm. Warm and cool siblings keep the same lightness, so you can swap one in without redoing your contrast maths.
Every format
| HEX | #f3ecec |
| RGB | rgb(243, 236, 236) |
| HSL | hsl(0, 23%, 94%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 3%, 3%, 5%) |
| LAB | lab(93.9 2.4 0.8) |
| LCH | lch(93.9 2.5 19.7) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.949 0.008 17.3) |
| Decimal | 15985900 |
| Display P3 | color(display-p3 0.953 0.925 0.925) |
Copy-ready code
/* CSS */
color: #f3ecec;
background-color: #f3ecec;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#f3ecec] bg-[#f3ecec]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #f3ecec;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.953, green: 0.925, blue: 0.925)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#f3ecec")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFF3ECEC)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(236, 236, 243)Best text color
Only one of black and white can be right. This is the one, with the number that proves it.
Accessibility — WCAG contrast
Color scale — 50 to 950
A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #f3ecec is pinned to step 100; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.
:root {
--brand-50: #F9F6F6;
--brand-100: #f3ecec;
--brand-200: #E4D7D7;
--brand-300: #D4BABA;
--brand-400: #BE9898;
--brand-500: #A87575;
--brand-600: #965F5F;
--brand-700: #7D4F4F;
--brand-800: #643F3F;
--brand-900: #4A3030;
--brand-950: #2E1E1E;
--brand: #f3ecec;
--brand-ink: #000000;
}Colors that work with #f3ecec
Not a palette — a role sheet. Each swatch answers one question you will hit while building the component.
Surface, border, heading and body all derive from this one hue, so the screen stays coherent without a second palette.
Lightness flips, hue holds. The accent stays the anchor in both themes.
How to use #f3ecec
Derived from its contrast, chroma and lightness — not from taste.
- ✓Text and icons on dark surfaces
- ✓Charts, tags and secondary surfaces
- ✓Card and section backgrounds
- ✓Brand accents, badges and data highlights
- ⚠Text of any size on white — fails WCAG AA
- ⚠White text placed on it
- ⚠Pairing with a same-lightness hue — edges vibrate
Similar colors
One move away from this hex in each direction. Every swatch is its own page.
Color relationships
The wheel positions with their names attached, so you can grab the one you actually need.
| Complementary | #ECF3F3 | Directly opposite — maximum tension | |
| Analogous left | #F3ECEF | Neighbour, quieter | |
| Analogous right | #F3EFEC | Neighbour, quieter | |
| Split-complement 1 | #ECF3EF | Contrast without the clash | |
| Split-complement 2 | #ECEFF3 | Contrast without the clash | |
| Triadic 1 | #ECF3EC | Even thirds — balanced and loud | |
| Triadic 2 | #ECECF3 | Even thirds — balanced and loud | |
| Tetradic | #EFF3EC | Fourth corner of the square scheme |
RGB percentages
CMYK percentages
Color previews
#f3ecec text on a black background
contrast 18.02:1
#f3ecec text on a white background
contrast 1.17:1
CSS3 live lab
The quick brown fox
color: #f3ecec;
background-color: #f3ecec;
Glowing headline
text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #f3ecec;
Soft neon halo
text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(243, 236, 236, 0.45);
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(243, 236, 236, 0.45);
border: 3px solid #f3ecec; background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f3ecec, #F3F1EC);
Monochromatic scale
Palettes built from #f3ecec
Shades — darker
Tints — lighter
Color harmonies
Nearest named colors
Ranked with CIEDE2000 across all 139 CSS keywords. Under ΔE 2 the eye stops telling them apart; over ΔE 10 they are plainly different colors.
Closest color with a full write-up: Snow White (#fffafa) — ΔE2000 2.9 away, with its history, psychology and brand usage.
#f3ecec in the real world
Where a color in this family tends to land, and the interface roles it is usually asked to play.
Very light tints can drop out on uncoated stock; check it at 100% size before signing off.
#f3ecec, answered
What color is #f3ecec?
#f3ecec is a pale soft red, closest to Snow (ΔE2000 2.9). It sits at 0° on the hue wheel with 23% saturation and 94% lightness, which reads as warm.
What is the RGB value of #f3ecec?
rgb(243, 236, 236) — 243 red, 236 green and 236 blue out of 255, or 95.3% / 92.5% / 92.5% by channel.
Is #f3ecec a light or a dark color?
It is a light color. Relative luminance is 0.8510 and perceived brightness is 93%, so black text on it reaches 18.02:1.
Should I use black or white text on #f3ecec?
Black. It scores 18.02:1 against #f3ecec, versus 1.17:1 for white — AAA at any size.
What is the complementary color of #f3ecec?
#ECF3F3 sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #ECF3EF and #ECEFF3, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.
What colors go well with #f3ecec?
For interface work: #F9F6F6 as the surface, #DFCDCD for borders, #8D5959 for secondary text, #488476 as an accent and #4E3131 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #F3ECEF and #F3EFEC stays calm, while #ECF3F3 is the loudest partner.
What is #f3ecec in CMYK for printing?
cmyk(0%, 3%, 3%, 5%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — ask your printer for a proof before committing to a run.
Is #f3ecec warm or cool?
Warm — it scores 28 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #F3EFEC; nudged cooler, #F3ECEE.