What color is #F3F5E5?

#F3F5E5 is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Amnesiac White. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F3F5E5?

The RGB value is 243, 245, 229: 243 red, 245 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F3F5E5?

The complementary color is #E7E5F5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F3F5E5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19:1 and white text 1.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F3F5E5 color

#F3F5E5 rgb(243, 245, 229)

Shades of white

The hex color #F3F5E5 is a very light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 95.3% red, 96.1% green and 89.8% blue (243, 245, 229).

Its hue angle is 68°, with 44% saturation and 93% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Amnesiac White (#F8FBEB), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19:1).

#F3F5E5 color codes

HEX	`#F3F5E5`
RGB	`rgb(243, 245, 229)`
RGB percent	`rgb(95.3%, 96.1%, 89.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(68, 44%, 93%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(68, 7%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 7%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(96, -3.42, 7.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(96, 8.21, 114.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(83.755, 90.017, 87.076)`
Decimal	`15988197`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F3F5E5, 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 #F3F5E5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F3F5E5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19:1	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 #F3F5E5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f3f5e5; }
.text { color: #f3f5e5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f3f5e5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(243 245 229 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f3f5e5, #ebf5e5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ivory.

Questions

What color is #F3F5E5?: #F3F5E5 is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Amnesiac White. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F3F5E5?: The RGB value is 243, 245, 229: 243 red, 245 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F3F5E5?: The complementary color is #E7E5F5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F3F5E5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19:1 and white text 1.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.