What color is #F3F3E6?

#F3F3E6 is a very light, desaturated yellow known as Cumulus. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Cumulus?

The RGB value is 243, 243, 230: 243 red, 243 green and 230 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Cumulus?

The complementary color is #E6E6F3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F3F3E6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.77:1 and white text 1.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Cumulus color: hex code #F3F3E6

#F3F3E6 rgb(243, 243, 230)

Shades of beige

Cumulus has the hex code #F3F3E6. It is a very light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 95.3% red, 95.3% green and 90.2% blue (243, 243, 230).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 35% saturation and 93% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 5% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.77:1).

Cumulus (#F3F3E6) color codes

HEX	`#F3F3E6`
RGB	`rgb(243, 243, 230)`
RGB percent	`rgb(95.3%, 95.3%, 90.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 35%, 93%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 5%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 5%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(95.53, -2.24, 6.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(95.53, 6.65, 109.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(83.294, 88.869, 87.613)`
Decimal	`15987686`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Cumulus, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #F3F3E6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F3F3E6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #F3F3E6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f3f3e6; }
.text { color: #f3f3e6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f3f3e6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(243 243 230 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f3f3e6, #edf3e6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alabaster.

See #F3F3E6 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #F3F3E6?: #F3F3E6 is a very light, desaturated yellow known as Cumulus. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Cumulus?: The RGB value is 243, 243, 230: 243 red, 243 green and 230 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Cumulus?: The complementary color is #E6E6F3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F3F3E6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.77:1 and white text 1.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.