What color is #F3F0EE?

#F3F0EE is a very light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Magical Moonlight. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F3F0EE?

The RGB value is 243, 240, 238: 243 red, 240 green and 238 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F3F0EE?

The complementary color is #EEF1F3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F3F0EE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.51:1 and white text 1.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F3F0EE color

#F3F0EE rgb(243, 240, 238)

Shades of gray

The hex color #F3F0EE is a very light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 95.3% red, 94.1% green and 93.3% blue (243, 240, 238).

Its hue angle is 24°, with 17% saturation and 94% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 2% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Magical Moonlight (#F0EEEB), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.51:1).

#F3F0EE color codes

HEX	`#F3F0EE`
RGB	`rgb(243, 240, 238)`
RGB percent	`rgb(95.3%, 94.1%, 93.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(24, 17%, 94%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(24, 2%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 2%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.97, 0.65, 1.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.97, 1.47, 63.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(83.552, 87.548, 93.369)`
Decimal	`15986926`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F3F0EE, 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 #F3F0EE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F3F0EE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.51:1	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 #F3F0EE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f3f0ee; }
.text { color: #f3f0ee; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f3f0ee; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(243 240 238 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f3f0ee, #f3f3ee); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: White Smoke.

Questions

What color is #F3F0EE?: #F3F0EE is a very light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Magical Moonlight. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F3F0EE?: The RGB value is 243, 240, 238: 243 red, 240 green and 238 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F3F0EE?: The complementary color is #EEF1F3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F3F0EE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.51:1 and white text 1.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.