What color is #F3F1EA?

#F3F1EA is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Dove’s Wing. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F3F1EA?

The RGB value is 243, 241, 234: 243 red, 241 green and 234 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F3F1EA?

The complementary color is #EAECF3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F3F1EA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.58:1 and white text 1.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F3F1EA color

#F3F1EA rgb(243, 241, 234)

Shades of white

The hex color #F3F1EA is a very light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 95.3% red, 94.5% green and 91.8% blue (243, 241, 234).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 27% saturation and 94% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 4% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Dove’s Wing (#F4F2EA), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.58:1).

#F3F1EA color codes

HEX	`#F3F1EA`
RGB	`rgb(243, 241, 234)`
RGB percent	`rgb(95.3%, 94.5%, 91.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 27%, 94%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 4%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 4%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(95.12, -0.55, 3.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(95.12, 3.65, 98.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(83.267, 87.906, 90.407)`
Decimal	`15987178`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F3F1EA, 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 #F3F1EA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F3F1EA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.58:1	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 #F3F1EA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f3f1ea; }
.text { color: #f3f1ea; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f3f1ea; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(243 241 234 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f3f1ea, #f1f3ea); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #F3F1EA?: #F3F1EA is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Dove’s Wing. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F3F1EA?: The RGB value is 243, 241, 234: 243 red, 241 green and 234 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F3F1EA?: The complementary color is #EAECF3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F3F1EA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.58:1 and white text 1.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.