What color is #F3F5FC?

#F3F5FC is a very light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Ghost White. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F3F5FC?

The RGB value is 243, 245, 252: 243 red, 245 green and 252 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F3F5FC?

The complementary color is #FCFAF3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F3F5FC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.28:1 and white text 1.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F3F5FC color

#F3F5FC rgb(243, 245, 252)

Shades of white

The hex color #F3F5FC is a very light, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 95.3% red, 96.1% green and 98.8% blue (243, 245, 252).

Its hue angle is 227°, with 60% saturation and 97% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 1% black.

The closest named color is Ghost White (#F8F8FF), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.28:1).

#F3F5FC color codes

HEX	`#F3F5FC`
RGB	`rgb(243, 245, 252)`
RGB percent	`rgb(95.3%, 96.1%, 98.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(227, 60%, 97%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(227, 4%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 3%, 0%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(96.57, 0.6, -3.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(96.57, 3.64, 279.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(87.182, 91.388, 105.123)`
Decimal	`15988220`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F3F5FC, 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 #F3F5FC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F3F5FC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.28:1	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 #F3F5FC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f3f5fc; }
.text { color: #f3f5fc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f3f5fc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(243 245 252 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f3f5fc, #f5f3fc); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #F3F5FC?: #F3F5FC is a very light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Ghost White. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F3F5FC?: The RGB value is 243, 245, 252: 243 red, 245 green and 252 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F3F5FC?: The complementary color is #FCFAF3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F3F5FC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.28:1 and white text 1.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.