What color is #F1F4E9?

#F1F4E9 is a very light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Creamy Garlic. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F1F4E9?

The RGB value is 241, 244, 233: 241 red, 244 green and 233 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F1F4E9?

The complementary color is #ECE9F4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F1F4E9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.86:1 and white text 1.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F1F4E9 color

#F1F4E9 rgb(241, 244, 233)

Shades of white

The hex color #F1F4E9 is a very light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 94.5% red, 95.7% green and 91.4% blue (241, 244, 233).

Its hue angle is 76°, with 33% saturation and 94% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Creamy Garlic (#ECEFE3), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.86:1).

#F1F4E9 color codes

HEX	`#F1F4E9`
RGB	`rgb(241, 244, 233)`
RGB percent	`rgb(94.5%, 95.7%, 91.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(76, 33%, 94%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(76, 5%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 5%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(95.7, -2.91, 4.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(95.7, 5.74, 120.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(83.332, 89.285, 89.919)`
Decimal	`15856873`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F1F4E9, 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 #F1F4E9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F1F4E9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.86:1	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 #F1F4E9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f1f4e9; }
.text { color: #f1f4e9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f1f4e9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(241 244 233 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f1f4e9, #ebf4e9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ivory.

Questions

What color is #F1F4E9?: #F1F4E9 is a very light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Creamy Garlic. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F1F4E9?: The RGB value is 241, 244, 233: 241 red, 244 green and 233 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F1F4E9?: The complementary color is #ECE9F4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F1F4E9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.86:1 and white text 1.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.