What color is #F3FAEC?

#F3FAEC is a very light, moderate green, closest to the named color Amnesiac White. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F3FAEC?

The RGB value is 243, 250, 236: 243 red, 250 green and 236 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F3FAEC?

The complementary color is #F3ECFA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F3FAEC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.7:1 and white text 1.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F3FAEC color

#F3FAEC rgb(243, 250, 236)

Shades of white

The hex color #F3FAEC is a very light, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 95.3% red, 98% green and 92.5% blue (243, 250, 236).

Its hue angle is 90°, with 58% saturation and 95% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Amnesiac White (#F8FBEB), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.7:1).

#F3FAEC color codes

HEX	`#F3FAEC`
RGB	`rgb(243, 250, 236)`
RGB percent	`rgb(95.3%, 98%, 92.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(90, 58%, 95%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(90, 6%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 6%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(97.42, -4.75, 5.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(97.42, 7.58, 128.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(86.286, 93.482, 92.839)`
Decimal	`15989484`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F3FAEC, 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 #F3FAEC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F3FAEC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.7:1	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 #F3FAEC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f3faec; }
.text { color: #f3faec; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f3faec; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(243 250 236 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f3faec, #ecfaec); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #F3FAEC?: #F3FAEC is a very light, moderate green, closest to the named color Amnesiac White. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F3FAEC?: The RGB value is 243, 250, 236: 243 red, 250 green and 236 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F3FAEC?: The complementary color is #F3ECFA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F3FAEC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.7:1 and white text 1.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.