What color is #F3EBEA?

#F3EBEA is a very light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Grannie’s Pearls. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F3EBEA?

The RGB value is 243, 235, 234: 243 red, 235 green and 234 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F3EBEA?

The complementary color is #EAF2F3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F3EBEA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.88:1 and white text 1.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F3EBEA color

#F3EBEA rgb(243, 235, 234)

Shades of gray

The hex color #F3EBEA is a very light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 95.3% red, 92.2% green and 91.8% blue (243, 235, 234).

Its hue angle is 7°, with 27% saturation and 94% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 4% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Grannie’s Pearls (#F6EEED), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.88:1).

#F3EBEA color codes

HEX	`#F3EBEA`
RGB	`rgb(243, 235, 234)`
RGB percent	`rgb(95.3%, 92.2%, 91.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(7, 27%, 94%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(7, 4%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 4%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.63, 2.52, 1.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.63, 2.9, 29.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(81.52, 84.412, 89.825)`
Decimal	`15985642`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F3EBEA, 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 #F3EBEA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F3EBEA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.88:1	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 #F3EBEA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f3ebea; }
.text { color: #f3ebea; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f3ebea; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(243 235 234 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f3ebea, #f3f0ea); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Snow White.

Questions

What color is #F3EBEA?: #F3EBEA is a very light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Grannie’s Pearls. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F3EBEA?: The RGB value is 243, 235, 234: 243 red, 235 green and 234 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F3EBEA?: The complementary color is #EAF2F3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F3EBEA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.88:1 and white text 1.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.