What color is #F3F2ED?

#F3F2ED is a very light, grayish yellow known as Pearl White. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F3F2ED?

The RGB value is 243, 242, 237: 243 red, 242 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F3F2ED?

The complementary color is #EDEEF3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F3F2ED?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.73:1 and white text 1.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F3F2ED color

#F3F2ED rgb(243, 242, 237)

Shades of white

The hex color #F3F2ED is a very light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 95.3% red, 94.9% green and 92.9% blue (243, 242, 237).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 20% saturation and 94% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 5% black.

This exact color is also called Pearl White.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.73:1).

#F3F2ED color codes

HEX	`#F3F2ED`
RGB	`rgb(243, 242, 237)`
RGB percent	`rgb(95.3%, 94.9%, 92.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 20%, 94%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 2%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 2%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(95.44, -0.54, 2.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(95.44, 2.58, 102.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(83.998, 88.674, 92.795)`
Decimal	`15987437`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F3F2ED, 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 #F3F2ED	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F3F2ED as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.73:1	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 #F3F2ED looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f3f2ed; }
.text { color: #f3f2ed; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f3f2ed; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(243 242 237 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f3f2ed, #f1f3ed); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Bone White.

Questions

What color is #F3F2ED?: #F3F2ED is a very light, grayish yellow known as Pearl White. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F3F2ED?: The RGB value is 243, 242, 237: 243 red, 242 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F3F2ED?: The complementary color is #EDEEF3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F3F2ED?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.73:1 and white text 1.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.