What color is #F3ECED?

#F3ECED is a very light, grayish red, closest to the named color Grannie’s Pearls. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F3ECED?

The RGB value is 243, 236, 237: 243 red, 236 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F3ECED?

The complementary color is #ECF3F2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F3ECED?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.03:1 and white text 1.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F3ECED color

#F3ECED rgb(243, 236, 237)

Shades of gray

The hex color #F3ECED is a very light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 95.3% red, 92.5% green and 92.9% blue (243, 236, 237).

Its hue angle is 351°, with 23% saturation and 94% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 2% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Grannie’s Pearls (#F6EEED), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.03:1).

#F3ECED color codes

HEX	`#F3ECED`
RGB	`rgb(243, 236, 237)`
RGB percent	`rgb(95.3%, 92.5%, 92.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(351, 23%, 94%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(351, 3%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 2%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.95, 2.52, 0.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.95, 2.55, 7.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(82.241, 85.16, 92.209)`
Decimal	`15985901`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F3ECED, 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 #F3ECED	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F3ECED as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.03:1	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 #F3ECED looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f3eced; }
.text { color: #f3eced; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f3eced; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(243 236 237 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f3eced, #f3efec); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Snow White.

Questions

What color is #F3ECED?: #F3ECED is a very light, grayish red, closest to the named color Grannie’s Pearls. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F3ECED?: The RGB value is 243, 236, 237: 243 red, 236 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F3ECED?: The complementary color is #ECF3F2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F3ECED?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.03:1 and white text 1.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.