What color is #F3F2EB?

#F3F2EB is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Morning Snow. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F3F2EB?

The RGB value is 243, 242, 235: 243 red, 242 green and 235 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F3F2EB?

The complementary color is #EBECF3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F3F2EB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.71:1 and white text 1.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F3F2EB color

#F3F2EB rgb(243, 242, 235)

Shades of white

The hex color #F3F2EB is a very light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 95.3% red, 94.9% green and 92.2% blue (243, 242, 235).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 25% saturation and 94% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Morning Snow (#F5F4ED), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.71:1).

#F3F2EB color codes

HEX	`#F3F2EB`
RGB	`rgb(243, 242, 235)`
RGB percent	`rgb(95.3%, 94.9%, 92.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 25%, 94%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 3%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 3%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(95.4, -0.88, 3.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(95.4, 3.6, 104.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(83.707, 88.557, 91.265)`
Decimal	`15987435`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F3F2EB, 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 #F3F2EB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F3F2EB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.71:1	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 #F3F2EB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f3f2eb; }
.text { color: #f3f2eb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f3f2eb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(243 242 235 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f3f2eb, #f0f3eb); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #F3F2EB?: #F3F2EB is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Morning Snow. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F3F2EB?: The RGB value is 243, 242, 235: 243 red, 242 green and 235 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F3F2EB?: The complementary color is #EBECF3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F3F2EB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.71:1 and white text 1.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.