What color is #F3FBDE?

#F3FBDE is a very light, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Futon. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F3FBDE?

The RGB value is 243, 251, 222: 243 red, 251 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F3FBDE?

The complementary color is #E6DEFB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F3FBDE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.66:1 and white text 1.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F3FBDE color

#F3FBDE rgb(243, 251, 222)

Shades of green

The hex color #F3FBDE is a very light, moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 95.3% red, 98.4% green and 87.1% blue (243, 251, 222).

Its hue angle is 77°, with 78% saturation and 93% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Futon (#EDF6DB), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.66:1).

#F3FBDE color codes

HEX	`#F3FBDE`
RGB	`rgb(243, 251, 222)`
RGB percent	`rgb(95.3%, 98.4%, 87.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(77, 78%, 93%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(77, 12%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 12%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(97.36, -7.57, 13.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(97.36, 15.05, 120.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(84.642, 93.323, 82.647)`
Decimal	`15989726`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F3FBDE, 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 #F3FBDE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F3FBDE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.66:1	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 #F3FBDE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f3fbde; }
.text { color: #f3fbde; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f3fbde; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(243 251 222 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f3fbde, #e5fbde); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #F3FBDE?: #F3FBDE is a very light, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Futon. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F3FBDE?: The RGB value is 243, 251, 222: 243 red, 251 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F3FBDE?: The complementary color is #E6DEFB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F3FBDE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.66:1 and white text 1.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.