What color is #F3F5EE?

#F3F5EE is a very light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Fogtown. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F3F5EE?

The RGB value is 243, 245, 238: 243 red, 245 green and 238 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F3F5EE?

The complementary color is #F0EEF5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F3F5EE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.11:1 and white text 1.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F3F5EE color

#F3F5EE rgb(243, 245, 238)

Shades of white

The hex color #F3F5EE is a very light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 95.3% red, 96.1% green and 93.3% blue (243, 245, 238).

Its hue angle is 77°, with 26% saturation and 95% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Fogtown (#EEF0E7), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.11:1).

#F3F5EE color codes

HEX	`#F3F5EE`
RGB	`rgb(243, 245, 238)`
RGB percent	`rgb(95.3%, 96.1%, 93.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(77, 26%, 95%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(77, 3%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 3%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(96.22, -1.89, 3.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(96.22, 3.66, 121.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(85.045, 90.533, 93.867)`
Decimal	`15988206`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F3F5EE, 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 #F3F5EE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F3F5EE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.11:1	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 #F3F5EE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f3f5ee; }
.text { color: #f3f5ee; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f3f5ee; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(243 245 238 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f3f5ee, #eff5ee); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Bone White.

Questions

What color is #F3F5EE?: #F3F5EE is a very light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Fogtown. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F3F5EE?: The RGB value is 243, 245, 238: 243 red, 245 green and 238 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F3F5EE?: The complementary color is #F0EEF5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F3F5EE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.11:1 and white text 1.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.