What color is #F3EFE2?

#F3EFE2 is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Divine Pleasure. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F3EFE2?

The RGB value is 243, 239, 226: 243 red, 239 green and 226 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F3EFE2?

The complementary color is #E2E6F3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F3EFE2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.26:1 and white text 1.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F3EFE2 color

#F3EFE2 rgb(243, 239, 226)

Shades of beige

The hex color #F3EFE2 is a very light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 95.3% red, 93.7% green and 88.6% blue (243, 239, 226).

Its hue angle is 46°, with 41% saturation and 92% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 7% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Divine Pleasure (#F4EFE1), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.26:1).

#F3EFE2 color codes

HEX	`#F3EFE2`
RGB	`rgb(243, 239, 226)`
RGB percent	`rgb(95.3%, 93.7%, 88.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(46, 41%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(46, 7%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 7%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.43, -0.88, 6.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.43, 6.81, 97.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(81.554, 86.279, 84.294)`
Decimal	`15986658`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F3EFE2, 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 #F3EFE2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F3EFE2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.26:1	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 #F3EFE2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f3efe2; }
.text { color: #f3efe2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f3efe2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(243 239 226 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f3efe2, #eef3e2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alabaster.

Questions

What color is #F3EFE2?: #F3EFE2 is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Divine Pleasure. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F3EFE2?: The RGB value is 243, 239, 226: 243 red, 239 green and 226 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F3EFE2?: The complementary color is #E2E6F3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F3EFE2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.26:1 and white text 1.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.