What color is #F1F8ED?

#F1F8ED is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Enoki. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F1F8ED?

The RGB value is 241, 248, 237: 241 red, 248 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F1F8ED?

The complementary color is #F4EDF8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F1F8ED?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.39:1 and white text 1.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F1F8ED color

#F1F8ED rgb(241, 248, 237)

Shades of white

The hex color #F1F8ED is a very light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 94.5% red, 97.3% green and 92.9% blue (241, 248, 237).

Its hue angle is 98°, with 44% saturation and 95% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 3% black.

The closest named color is Enoki (#F8FAEE), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.39:1).

#F1F8ED color codes

HEX	`#F1F8ED`
RGB	`rgb(241, 248, 237)`
RGB percent	`rgb(94.5%, 97.3%, 92.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(98, 44%, 95%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(98, 4%, 97%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 4%, 3%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(96.8, -4.24, 4.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(96.8, 6.17, 133.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(85.127, 91.95, 93.368)`
Decimal	`15857901`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F1F8ED, 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 #F1F8ED	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F1F8ED as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.39:1	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 #F1F8ED looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f1f8ed; }
.text { color: #f1f8ed; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f1f8ed; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(241 248 237 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f1f8ed, #edf8ef); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mint Cream.

Questions

What color is #F1F8ED?: #F1F8ED is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Enoki. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F1F8ED?: The RGB value is 241, 248, 237: 241 red, 248 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F1F8ED?: The complementary color is #F4EDF8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F1F8ED?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.39:1 and white text 1.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.