What color is #F3F9F2?

#F3F9F2 is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Ceramic. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F3F9F2?

The RGB value is 243, 249, 242: 243 red, 249 green and 242 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F3F9F2?

The complementary color is #F8F2F9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F3F9F2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.64:1 and white text 1.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F3F9F2 color

#F3F9F2 rgb(243, 249, 242)

Shades of white

The hex color #F3F9F2 is a very light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 95.3% red, 97.6% green and 94.9% blue (243, 249, 242).

Its hue angle is 111°, with 37% saturation and 96% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Ceramic (#FCFFF9), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.64:1).

#F3F9F2 color codes

HEX	`#F3F9F2`
RGB	`rgb(243, 249, 242)`
RGB percent	`rgb(95.3%, 97.6%, 94.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(111, 37%, 96%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(111, 3%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 3%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(97.32, -3.21, 2.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(97.32, 4.17, 140.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(86.862, 93.217, 97.404)`
Decimal	`15989234`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F3F9F2, 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 #F3F9F2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F3F9F2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.64:1	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 #F3F9F2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f3f9f2; }
.text { color: #f3f9f2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f3f9f2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(243 249 242 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f3f9f2, #f2f9f4); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #F3F9F2?: #F3F9F2 is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Ceramic. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F3F9F2?: The RGB value is 243, 249, 242: 243 red, 249 green and 242 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F3F9F2?: The complementary color is #F8F2F9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F3F9F2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.64:1 and white text 1.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.