What color is #F3F2ED?

#F3F2ED is a very light, grayish yellow known as Pearl White. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Pearl White?

The RGB value is 243, 242, 237: 243 red, 242 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Pearl White?

The complementary color is #EDEEF3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F3F2ED?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.73:1 and white text 1.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Pearl White color: hex code #F3F2ED

#F3F2ED rgb(243, 242, 237)

Shades of white

Pearl White has the hex code #F3F2ED. It is a very light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 95.3% red, 94.9% green and 92.9% blue (243, 242, 237).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 20% saturation and 94% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 5% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.73:1).

Pearl White (#F3F2ED) color codes

HEX	`#F3F2ED`
RGB	`rgb(243, 242, 237)`
RGB percent	`rgb(95.3%, 94.9%, 92.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 20%, 94%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 2%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 2%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(95.44, -0.54, 2.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(95.44, 2.58, 102.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(83.998, 88.674, 92.795)`
Decimal	`15987437`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Pearl White, 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 #F3F2ED	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F3F2ED as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.73:1	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 #F3F2ED looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f3f2ed; }
.text { color: #f3f2ed; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f3f2ed; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(243 242 237 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f3f2ed, #f1f3ed); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Bone White.

See #F3F2ED on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #F3F2ED?: #F3F2ED is a very light, grayish yellow known as Pearl White. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Pearl White?: The RGB value is 243, 242, 237: 243 red, 242 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Pearl White?: The complementary color is #EDEEF3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F3F2ED?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.73:1 and white text 1.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.