What color is #F3FBD9?

#F3FBD9 is a very light, vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Race the Sun. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F3FBD9?

The RGB value is 243, 251, 217: 243 red, 251 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F3FBD9?

The complementary color is #E1D9FB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F3FBD9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.61:1 and white text 1.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F3FBD9 color

#F3FBD9 rgb(243, 251, 217)

Shades of green

The hex color #F3FBD9 is a very light, vivid yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 95.3% red, 98.4% green and 85.1% blue (243, 251, 217).

Its hue angle is 74°, with 81% saturation and 92% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Race the Sun (#EEF3D0), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.61:1).

#F3FBD9 color codes

HEX	`#F3FBD9`
RGB	`rgb(243, 251, 217)`
RGB percent	`rgb(95.3%, 98.4%, 85.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(74, 81%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(74, 14%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 14%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(97.25, -8.36, 15.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(97.25, 17.54, 118.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(83.982, 93.059, 79.17)`
Decimal	`15989721`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F3FBD9, 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 #F3FBD9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F3FBD9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.61:1	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 #F3FBD9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f3fbd9; }
.text { color: #f3fbd9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f3fbd9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(243 251 217 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f3fbd9, #e2fbd9); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #F3FBD9?: #F3FBD9 is a very light, vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Race the Sun. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F3FBD9?: The RGB value is 243, 251, 217: 243 red, 251 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F3FBD9?: The complementary color is #E1D9FB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F3FBD9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.61:1 and white text 1.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.