What color is #F3F1E7?

#F3F1E7 is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Marble White. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F3F1E7?

The RGB value is 243, 241, 231: 243 red, 241 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F3F1E7?

The complementary color is #E7E9F3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F3F1E7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.55:1 and white text 1.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F3F1E7 color

#F3F1E7 rgb(243, 241, 231)

Shades of white

The hex color #F3F1E7 is a very light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 95.3% red, 94.5% green and 90.6% blue (243, 241, 231).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 33% saturation and 93% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 5% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Marble White (#F2F0E6), a difference of 0.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.55:1).

#F3F1E7 color codes

HEX	`#F3F1E7`
RGB	`rgb(243, 241, 231)`
RGB percent	`rgb(95.3%, 94.5%, 90.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 33%, 93%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 5%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 5%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(95.05, -1.06, 5.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(95.05, 5.17, 101.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(82.839, 87.735, 88.156)`
Decimal	`15987175`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F3F1E7, 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 #F3F1E7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F3F1E7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.55:1	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 #F3F1E7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f3f1e7; }
.text { color: #f3f1e7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f3f1e7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(243 241 231 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f3f1e7, #eff3e7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Bone White.

Questions

What color is #F3F1E7?: #F3F1E7 is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Marble White. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F3F1E7?: The RGB value is 243, 241, 231: 243 red, 241 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F3F1E7?: The complementary color is #E7E9F3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F3F1E7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.55:1 and white text 1.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.