What color is #F1F9E9?

#F1F9E9 is a very light, moderate green, closest to the named color White Mecca. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F1F9E9?

The RGB value is 241, 249, 233: 241 red, 249 green and 233 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F1F9E9?

The complementary color is #F1E9F9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F1F9E9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.47:1 and white text 1.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F1F9E9 color

#F1F9E9 rgb(241, 249, 233)

Shades of white

The hex color #F1F9E9 is a very light, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 94.5% red, 97.6% green and 91.4% blue (241, 249, 233).

Its hue angle is 90°, with 57% saturation and 95% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is White Mecca (#ECF3E1), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.47:1).

#F1F9E9 color codes

HEX	`#F1F9E9`
RGB	`rgb(241, 249, 233)`
RGB percent	`rgb(94.5%, 97.6%, 91.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(90, 57%, 95%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(90, 6%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 6%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(96.96, -5.43, 6.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(96.96, 8.67, 128.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(84.857, 92.335, 90.427)`
Decimal	`15858153`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F1F9E9, 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 #F1F9E9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F1F9E9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.47:1	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 #F1F9E9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f1f9e9; }
.text { color: #f1f9e9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f1f9e9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(241 249 233 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f1f9e9, #e9f9e9); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #F1F9E9?: #F1F9E9 is a very light, moderate green, closest to the named color White Mecca. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F1F9E9?: The RGB value is 241, 249, 233: 241 red, 249 green and 233 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F1F9E9?: The complementary color is #F1E9F9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F1F9E9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.47:1 and white text 1.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.