What color is #F3F5F7?

#F3F5F7 is a very light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Chef’s Hat. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F3F5F7?

The RGB value is 243, 245, 247: 243 red, 245 green and 247 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F3F5F7?

The complementary color is #F7F5F3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F3F5F7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.21:1 and white text 1.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F3F5F7 color

#F3F5F7 rgb(243, 245, 247)

Shades of white

The hex color #F3F5F7 is a very light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 95.3% red, 96.1% green and 96.9% blue (243, 245, 247).

Its hue angle is 210°, with 20% saturation and 96% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 3% black.

The closest named color is Chef’s Hat (#F3F4F5), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.21:1).

#F3F5F7 color codes

HEX	`#F3F5F7`
RGB	`rgb(243, 245, 247)`
RGB percent	`rgb(95.3%, 96.1%, 96.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(210, 20%, 96%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(210, 2%, 97%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 1%, 0%, 3%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(96.44, -0.31, -1.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(96.44, 1.23, 255.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(86.4, 91.075, 101.005)`
Decimal	`15988215`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F3F5F7, 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 #F3F5F7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F3F5F7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.21:1	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 #F3F5F7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f3f5f7; }
.text { color: #f3f5f7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f3f5f7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(243 245 247 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f3f5f7, #f3f3f7); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #F3F5F7?: #F3F5F7 is a very light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Chef’s Hat. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F3F5F7?: The RGB value is 243, 245, 247: 243 red, 245 green and 247 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F3F5F7?: The complementary color is #F7F5F3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F3F5F7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.21:1 and white text 1.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.