What color is #F3FAE6?

#F3FAE6 is a very light, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color White Mecca. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F3FAE6?

The RGB value is 243, 250, 230: 243 red, 250 green and 230 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F3FAE6?

The complementary color is #EDE6FA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F3FAE6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.63:1 and white text 1.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F3FAE6 color

#F3FAE6 rgb(243, 250, 230)

Shades of white

The hex color #F3FAE6 is a very light, moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 95.3% red, 98% green and 90.2% blue (243, 250, 230).

Its hue angle is 81°, with 67% saturation and 94% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is White Mecca (#ECF3E1), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.63:1).

#F3FAE6 color codes

HEX	`#F3FAE6`
RGB	`rgb(243, 250, 230)`
RGB percent	`rgb(95.3%, 98%, 90.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(81, 67%, 94%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(81, 8%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 8%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(97.28, -5.76, 8.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(97.28, 10.51, 123.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(85.429, 93.139, 88.325)`
Decimal	`15989478`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F3FAE6, 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 #F3FAE6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F3FAE6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.63:1	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 #F3FAE6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f3fae6; }
.text { color: #f3fae6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f3fae6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(243 250 230 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f3fae6, #e9fae6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Beige.

Questions

What color is #F3FAE6?: #F3FAE6 is a very light, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color White Mecca. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F3FAE6?: The RGB value is 243, 250, 230: 243 red, 250 green and 230 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F3FAE6?: The complementary color is #EDE6FA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F3FAE6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.63:1 and white text 1.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.