What color is #F3E8E4?

#F3E8E4 is a very light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Homoeopathic Orange. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F3E8E4?

The RGB value is 243, 232, 228: 243 red, 232 green and 228 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F3E8E4?

The complementary color is #E4EFF3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F3E8E4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.47:1 and white text 1.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F3E8E4 color

#F3E8E4 rgb(243, 232, 228)

Shades of gray

The hex color #F3E8E4 is a very light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 95.3% red, 91% green and 89.4% blue (243, 232, 228).

Its hue angle is 16°, with 38% saturation and 92% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 6% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Homoeopathic Orange (#F2E6E1), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.47:1).

#F3E8E4 color codes

HEX	`#F3E8E4`
RGB	`rgb(243, 232, 228)`
RGB percent	`rgb(95.3%, 91%, 89.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(16, 38%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(16, 6%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 6%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.74, 3.03, 3.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.74, 4.46, 47.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(79.821, 82.37, 85.078)`
Decimal	`15984868`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F3E8E4, 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 #F3E8E4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F3E8E4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.47:1	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 #F3E8E4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f3e8e4; }
.text { color: #f3e8e4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f3e8e4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(243 232 228 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f3e8e4, #f3f0e4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Seashell.

Questions

What color is #F3E8E4?: #F3E8E4 is a very light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Homoeopathic Orange. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F3E8E4?: The RGB value is 243, 232, 228: 243 red, 232 green and 228 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F3E8E4?: The complementary color is #E4EFF3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F3E8E4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.47:1 and white text 1.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.