What color is #F3F275?

#F3F275 is a light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Hyper Beam. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F3F275?

The RGB value is 243, 242, 117: 243 red, 242 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F3F275?

The complementary color is #7576F3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F3F275?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.77:1 and white text 1.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F3F275 color

#F3F275 rgb(243, 242, 117)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #F3F275 is a light, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 95.3% red, 94.9% green and 45.9% blue (243, 242, 117).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 84% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 52% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Hyper Beam (#F6F677), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.77:1).

#F3F275 color codes

HEX	`#F3F275`
RGB	`rgb(243, 242, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(95.3%, 94.9%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 84%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 52%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 52%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.38, -15.84, 59.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.38, 61.66, 104.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(71.927, 83.845, 29.221)`
Decimal	`15987317`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F3F275, 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 #F3F275	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F3F275 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.77:1	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 #F3F275 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f3f275; }
.text { color: #f3f275; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f3f275; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(243 242 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f3f275, #b5f375); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Butter Yellow.

Questions

What color is #F3F275?: #F3F275 is a light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Hyper Beam. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F3F275?: The RGB value is 243, 242, 117: 243 red, 242 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F3F275?: The complementary color is #7576F3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F3F275?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.77:1 and white text 1.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.