What color is #F3F9FE?

#F3F9FE is a very light, vivid azure, closest to the named color Cotton Ball. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F3F9FE?

The RGB value is 243, 249, 254: 243 red, 249 green and 254 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F3F9FE?

The complementary color is #FEF8F3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F3F9FE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.79:1 and white text 1.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F3F9FE color

#F3F9FE rgb(243, 249, 254)

Shades of white

The hex color #F3F9FE is a very light, vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 95.3% red, 97.6% green and 99.6% blue (243, 249, 254).

Its hue angle is 207°, with 85% saturation and 97% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Cotton Ball (#F2F7FD), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.79:1).

#F3F9FE color codes

HEX	`#F3F9FE`
RGB	`rgb(243, 249, 254)`
RGB percent	`rgb(95.3%, 97.6%, 99.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(207, 85%, 97%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(207, 4%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 2%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(97.62, -1.07, -3.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(97.62, 3.26, 250.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(88.724, 93.961, 107.209)`
Decimal	`15989246`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F3F9FE, 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 #F3F9FE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F3F9FE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.79:1	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 #F3F9FE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f3f9fe; }
.text { color: #f3f9fe; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f3f9fe; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(243 249 254 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f3f9fe, #f3f3fe); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #F3F9FE?: #F3F9FE is a very light, vivid azure, closest to the named color Cotton Ball. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F3F9FE?: The RGB value is 243, 249, 254: 243 red, 249 green and 254 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F3F9FE?: The complementary color is #FEF8F3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F3F9FE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.79:1 and white text 1.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.