What color is #F3F4E3?

#F3F4E3 is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Full Moon. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F3F4E3?

The RGB value is 243, 244, 227: 243 red, 244 green and 227 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F3F4E3?

The complementary color is #E4E3F4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F3F4E3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.86:1 and white text 1.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F3F4E3 color

#F3F4E3 rgb(243, 244, 227)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #F3F4E3 is a very light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 95.3% red, 95.7% green and 89% blue (243, 244, 227).

Its hue angle is 64°, with 44% saturation and 92% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Full Moon (#F4F3E0), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.86:1).

#F3F4E3 color codes

HEX	`#F3F4E3`
RGB	`rgb(243, 244, 227)`
RGB percent	`rgb(95.3%, 95.7%, 89%)`
HSL	`hsl(64, 44%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(64, 7%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 7%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(95.71, -3.24, 8.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(95.71, 8.7, 111.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(83.176, 89.302, 85.513)`
Decimal	`15987939`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F3F4E3, 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 #F3F4E3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F3F4E3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.86:1	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 #F3F4E3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f3f4e3; }
.text { color: #f3f4e3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f3f4e3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(243 244 227 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f3f4e3, #ebf4e3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ivory.

Questions

What color is #F3F4E3?: #F3F4E3 is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Full Moon. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F3F4E3?: The RGB value is 243, 244, 227: 243 red, 244 green and 227 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F3F4E3?: The complementary color is #E4E3F4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F3F4E3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.86:1 and white text 1.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.