What color is #F3F9FB?

#F3F9FB is a very light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Heart of Ice. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F3F9FB?

The RGB value is 243, 249, 251: 243 red, 249 green and 251 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F3F9FB?

The complementary color is #FBF5F3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F3F9FB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.75:1 and white text 1.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F3F9FB color

#F3F9FB rgb(243, 249, 251)

Shades of white

The hex color #F3F9FB is a very light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 95.3% red, 97.6% green and 98.4% blue (243, 249, 251).

Its hue angle is 195°, with 50% saturation and 97% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Heart of Ice (#F7FCFF), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.75:1).

#F3F9FB color codes

HEX	`#F3F9FB`
RGB	`rgb(243, 249, 251)`
RGB percent	`rgb(95.3%, 97.6%, 98.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(195, 50%, 97%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(195, 3%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 1%, 0%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(97.54, -1.61, -1.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(97.54, 2.31, 225.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(88.247, 93.771, 104.699)`
Decimal	`15989243`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F3F9FB, 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 #F3F9FB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F3F9FB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.75:1	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 #F3F9FB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f3f9fb; }
.text { color: #f3f9fb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f3f9fb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(243 249 251 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f3f9fb, #f3f5fb); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #F3F9FB?: #F3F9FB is a very light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Heart of Ice. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F3F9FB?: The RGB value is 243, 249, 251: 243 red, 249 green and 251 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F3F9FB?: The complementary color is #FBF5F3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F3F9FB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.75:1 and white text 1.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.