What color is #F1F4F8?

#F1F4F8 is a very light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Cotton Ball. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F1F4F8?

The RGB value is 241, 244, 248: 241 red, 244 green and 248 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F1F4F8?

The complementary color is #F8F5F1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F1F4F8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.04:1 and white text 1.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F1F4F8 color

#F1F4F8 rgb(241, 244, 248)

Shades of white

The hex color #F1F4F8 is a very light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 94.5% red, 95.7% green and 97.3% blue (241, 244, 248).

Its hue angle is 214°, with 33% saturation and 96% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 3% black.

The closest named color is Cotton Ball (#F2F7FD), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.04:1).

#F1F4F8 color codes

HEX	`#F1F4F8`
RGB	`rgb(241, 244, 248)`
RGB percent	`rgb(94.5%, 95.7%, 97.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(214, 33%, 96%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(214, 3%, 97%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 2%, 0%, 3%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(96.07, -0.27, -2.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(96.07, 2.28, 263.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(85.567, 90.179, 101.687)`
Decimal	`15856888`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F1F4F8, 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 #F1F4F8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F1F4F8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.04:1	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 #F1F4F8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f1f4f8; }
.text { color: #f1f4f8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f1f4f8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(241 244 248 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f1f4f8, #f1f1f8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: White Smoke.

Questions

What color is #F1F4F8?: #F1F4F8 is a very light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Cotton Ball. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F1F4F8?: The RGB value is 241, 244, 248: 241 red, 244 green and 248 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F1F4F8?: The complementary color is #F8F5F1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F1F4F8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.04:1 and white text 1.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.