What color is #F3EDEC?

#F3EDEC is a very light, grayish red, closest to the named color Vintage Porcelain. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F3EDEC?

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

What is the complementary color of #F3EDEC?

The complementary color is #ECF2F3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F3EDEC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.14:1 and white text 1.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F3EDEC color

#F3EDEC rgb(243, 237, 236)

Shades of gray

The hex color #F3EDEC is a very light, grayish red.

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

Its hue angle is 9°, with 23% saturation and 94% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 3% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Vintage Porcelain (#F2EDEC), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.14:1).

#F3EDEC color codes

HEX	`#F3EDEC`
RGB	`rgb(243, 237, 236)`
RGB percent	`rgb(95.3%, 92.9%, 92.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(9, 23%, 94%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(9, 3%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 3%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.18, 1.84, 1.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.18, 2.19, 33.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(82.384, 85.68, 91.538)`
Decimal	`15986156`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F3EDEC, 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 #F3EDEC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F3EDEC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.14:1	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 #F3EDEC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f3edec; }
.text { color: #f3edec; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f3edec; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(243 237 236 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f3edec, #f3f1ec); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Snow White.

Questions

What color is #F3EDEC?: #F3EDEC is a very light, grayish red, closest to the named color Vintage Porcelain. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F3EDEC?: The RGB value is 243, 237, 236: 243 red, 237 green and 236 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F3EDEC?: The complementary color is #ECF2F3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F3EDEC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.14:1 and white text 1.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.