What color is #F3F3EF?

#F3F3EF is a very light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Pearl White. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F3F3EF?

The RGB value is 243, 243, 239: 243 red, 243 green and 239 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F3F3EF?

The complementary color is #EFEFF3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F3F3EF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.88:1 and white text 1.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F3F3EF color

#F3F3EF rgb(243, 243, 239)

Shades of white

The hex color #F3F3EF is a very light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 95.3% red, 95.3% green and 93.7% blue (243, 243, 239).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 14% saturation and 95% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Pearl White (#F3F2ED), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.88:1).

#F3F3EF color codes

HEX	`#F3F3EF`
RGB	`rgb(243, 243, 239)`
RGB percent	`rgb(95.3%, 95.3%, 93.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 14%, 95%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 2%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 2%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(95.74, -0.7, 1.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(95.74, 2.05, 110.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(84.59, 89.388, 94.442)`
Decimal	`15987695`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F3F3EF, 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 #F3F3EF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F3F3EF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.88:1	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 #F3F3EF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f3f3ef; }
.text { color: #f3f3ef; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f3f3ef; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(243 243 239 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f3f3ef, #f1f3ef); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #F3F3EF?: #F3F3EF is a very light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Pearl White. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F3F3EF?: The RGB value is 243, 243, 239: 243 red, 243 green and 239 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F3F3EF?: The complementary color is #EFEFF3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F3F3EF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.88:1 and white text 1.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.