#F1EDEA Hex Color
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#f1edea is a pale grey so light it borders on off-white, with a faint warm undertone. This whisper grey works best as a dominant base in minimal interfaces, typography, and architecture, where pure white can read too stark. It flatters deep teal and charcoal accents. Black text hits about 18.0:1 contrast on it, comfortably past WCAG AA for small body text.
Questions about #f1edea
What is #f1edea in RGB, HSL and CMYK?
In RGB, #f1edea is rgb(241, 237, 234), in HSL hsl(26, 20%, 93%) and in CMYK 0%, 2%, 3%, 5%.
What text color works best on #f1edea?
Black text. #f1edea is so light that dark type reaches about 18.0:1 contrast, well beyond the 4.5:1 required for WCAG AA body text. Dark grey and navy type also pass with room to spare.
What colors pair well with #f1edea?
Deep teal, charcoal, and terracotta all sit nicely against its faint warmth. Skip pure white for large adjacent fields, since the two shades read nearly identical at a distance.
Is #f1edea readable on white or black?
#f1edea has a 1.16:1 contrast ratio on white and 18.04:1 on black. WCAG asks for 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, so on white it is too faint for text and on black it works for body text. Try other pairs in the contrast checker.