What color is #F1F9E7?

#F1F9E7 is a very light, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color White Mecca. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F1F9E7?

The RGB value is 241, 249, 231: 241 red, 249 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F1F9E7?

The complementary color is #EFE7F9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F1F9E7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.44:1 and white text 1.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F1F9E7 color

#F1F9E7 rgb(241, 249, 231)

Shades of white

The hex color #F1F9E7 is a very light, moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 94.5% red, 97.6% green and 90.6% blue (241, 249, 231).

Its hue angle is 87°, with 60% saturation and 94% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is White Mecca (#ECF3E1), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.44:1).

#F1F9E7 color codes

HEX	`#F1F9E7`
RGB	`rgb(241, 249, 231)`
RGB percent	`rgb(94.5%, 97.6%, 90.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(87, 60%, 94%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(87, 7%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 7%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(96.91, -5.77, 7.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(96.91, 9.64, 126.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(84.573, 92.222, 88.931)`
Decimal	`15858151`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F1F9E7, 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 #F1F9E7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F1F9E7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.44:1	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 #F1F9E7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f1f9e7; }
.text { color: #f1f9e7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f1f9e7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(241 249 231 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f1f9e7, #e8f9e7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honeydew.

Questions

What color is #F1F9E7?: #F1F9E7 is a very light, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color White Mecca. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F1F9E7?: The RGB value is 241, 249, 231: 241 red, 249 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F1F9E7?: The complementary color is #EFE7F9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F1F9E7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.44:1 and white text 1.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.