What color is #F3EED3?

#F3EED3 is a very light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Rum Swizzle. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F3EED3?

The RGB value is 243, 238, 211: 243 red, 238 green and 211 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F3EED3?

The complementary color is #D3D8F3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F3EED3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.98:1 and white text 1.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F3EED3 color

#F3EED3 rgb(243, 238, 211)

Shades of beige

The hex color #F3EED3 is a very light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 95.3% red, 93.3% green and 82.7% blue (243, 238, 211).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 57% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 13% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Rum Swizzle (#F1EDD4), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.98:1).

#F3EED3 color codes

HEX	`#F3EED3`
RGB	`rgb(243, 238, 211)`
RGB percent	`rgb(95.3%, 93.3%, 82.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 57%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 13%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 13%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.84, -2.77, 13.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.84, 13.96, 101.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(79.293, 84.908, 73.827)`
Decimal	`15986387`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F3EED3, 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 #F3EED3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F3EED3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.98:1	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 #F3EED3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f3eed3; }
.text { color: #f3eed3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f3eed3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(243 238 211 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f3eed3, #e8f3d3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cornsilk.

Questions

What color is #F3EED3?: #F3EED3 is a very light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Rum Swizzle. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F3EED3?: The RGB value is 243, 238, 211: 243 red, 238 green and 211 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F3EED3?: The complementary color is #D3D8F3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F3EED3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.98:1 and white text 1.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.