What color is #F3F9F0?

#F3F9F0 is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Enoki. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F3F9F0?

The RGB value is 243, 249, 240: 243 red, 249 green and 240 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F3F9F0?

The complementary color is #F6F0F9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F3F9F0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.62:1 and white text 1.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F3F9F0 color

#F3F9F0 rgb(243, 249, 240)

Shades of white

The hex color #F3F9F0 is a very light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 95.3% red, 97.6% green and 94.1% blue (243, 249, 240).

Its hue angle is 100°, with 43% saturation and 96% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Enoki (#F8FAEE), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.62:1).

#F3F9F0 color codes

HEX	`#F3F9F0`
RGB	`rgb(243, 249, 240)`
RGB percent	`rgb(95.3%, 97.6%, 94.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(100, 43%, 96%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(100, 4%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 4%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(97.27, -3.56, 3.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(97.27, 5.08, 134.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(86.563, 93.097, 95.83)`
Decimal	`15989232`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F3F9F0, 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 #F3F9F0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F3F9F0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.62:1	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 #F3F9F0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f3f9f0; }
.text { color: #f3f9f0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f3f9f0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(243 249 240 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f3f9f0, #f0f9f2); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #F3F9F0?: #F3F9F0 is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Enoki. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F3F9F0?: The RGB value is 243, 249, 240: 243 red, 249 green and 240 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F3F9F0?: The complementary color is #F6F0F9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F3F9F0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.62:1 and white text 1.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.