What color is #F3F4F4?

#F3F4F4 is a white known as Lighthouse. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Lighthouse?

The RGB value is 243, 244, 244: 243 red, 244 green and 244 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Lighthouse?

The complementary color is #F4F3F3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F3F4F4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.06:1 and white text 1.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Lighthouse color: hex code #F3F4F4

#F3F4F4 rgb(243, 244, 244)

Shades of white

Lighthouse has the hex code #F3F4F4. It is a white.

In the RGB color model it is made of 95.3% red, 95.7% green and 95.7% blue (243, 244, 244).

Its hue angle is 180°, with 4% saturation and 95% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 4% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.06:1).

Lighthouse (#F3F4F4) color codes

HEX	`#F3F4F4`
RGB	`rgb(243, 244, 244)`
RGB percent	`rgb(95.3%, 95.7%, 95.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 4%, 95%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 0%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(96.12, -0.33, -0.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(96.12, 0.35, 199.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(85.639, 90.288, 98.486)`
Decimal	`15987956`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Lighthouse, 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 #F3F4F4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F3F4F4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.06:1	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 #F3F4F4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f3f4f4; }
.text { color: #f3f4f4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f3f4f4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(243 244 244 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f3f4f4, #f3f3f4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #F3F4F4 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #F3F4F4?: #F3F4F4 is a white known as Lighthouse. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Lighthouse?: The RGB value is 243, 244, 244: 243 red, 244 green and 244 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Lighthouse?: The complementary color is #F4F3F3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F3F4F4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.06:1 and white text 1.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.