What color is #F8FAEE?

#F8FAEE is a very light, moderate yellow known as Enoki. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Enoki?

The RGB value is 248, 250, 238: 248 red, 250 green and 238 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Enoki?

The complementary color is #F0EEFA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F8FAEE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.9:1 and white text 1.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Enoki color: hex code #F8FAEE

#F8FAEE rgb(248, 250, 238)

Shades of white

Enoki has the hex code #F8FAEE. It is a very light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 97.3% red, 98% green and 93.3% blue (248, 250, 238).

Its hue angle is 70°, with 55% saturation and 96% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 2% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.9:1).

Enoki (#F8FAEE) color codes

HEX	`#F8FAEE`
RGB	`rgb(248, 250, 238)`
RGB percent	`rgb(97.3%, 98%, 93.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(70, 55%, 96%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(70, 5%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 5%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(97.83, -2.73, 5.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(97.83, 6.16, 116.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(88.327, 94.501, 94.46)`
Decimal	`16317166`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Enoki, 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 #F8FAEE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F8FAEE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.9:1	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 #F8FAEE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f8faee; }
.text { color: #f8faee; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f8faee; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(248 250 238 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f8faee, #f2faee); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #F8FAEE on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #F8FAEE?: #F8FAEE is a very light, moderate yellow known as Enoki. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Enoki?: The RGB value is 248, 250, 238: 248 red, 250 green and 238 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Enoki?: The complementary color is #F0EEFA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F8FAEE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.9:1 and white text 1.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.