What color is #F3FAFD?

#F3FAFD is a very light, moderate azure, closest to the named color Heart of Ice. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F3FAFD?

The RGB value is 243, 250, 253: 243 red, 250 green and 253 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F3FAFD?

The complementary color is #FDF6F3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F3FAFD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.9:1 and white text 1.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F3FAFD color

#F3FAFD rgb(243, 250, 253)

Shades of white

The hex color #F3FAFD is a very light, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 95.3% red, 98% green and 99.2% blue (243, 250, 253).

Its hue angle is 198°, with 71% saturation and 97% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 1% 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 19.9:1).

#F3FAFD color codes

HEX	`#F3FAFD`
RGB	`rgb(243, 250, 253)`
RGB percent	`rgb(95.3%, 98%, 99.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(198, 71%, 97%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(198, 4%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 1%, 0%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(97.84, -1.76, -2.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(97.84, 2.84, 231.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(88.874, 94.517, 106.471)`
Decimal	`15989501`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F3FAFD, 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 #F3FAFD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F3FAFD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.9:1	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 #F3FAFD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f3fafd; }
.text { color: #f3fafd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f3fafd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(243 250 253 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f3fafd, #f3f5fd); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #F3FAFD?: #F3FAFD is a very light, moderate azure, closest to the named color Heart of Ice. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F3FAFD?: The RGB value is 243, 250, 253: 243 red, 250 green and 253 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F3FAFD?: The complementary color is #FDF6F3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F3FAFD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.9:1 and white text 1.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.