What color is #F3FBEA?

#F3FBEA is a very light, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Pearl Powder. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F3FBEA?

The RGB value is 243, 251, 234: 243 red, 251 green and 234 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F3FBEA?

The complementary color is #F2EAFB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F3FBEA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.8:1 and white text 1.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F3FBEA color

#F3FBEA rgb(243, 251, 234)

Shades of white

The hex color #F3FBEA is a very light, moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 95.3% red, 98.4% green and 91.8% blue (243, 251, 234).

Its hue angle is 88°, with 68% saturation and 95% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Pearl Powder (#FAFFED), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.8:1).

#F3FBEA color codes

HEX	`#F3FBEA`
RGB	`rgb(243, 251, 234)`
RGB percent	`rgb(95.3%, 98.4%, 91.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(88, 68%, 95%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(88, 7%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 7%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(97.63, -5.59, 7.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(97.63, 9.14, 127.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(86.308, 93.989, 91.421)`
Decimal	`15989738`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F3FBEA, 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 #F3FBEA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F3FBEA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.8:1	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 #F3FBEA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f3fbea; }
.text { color: #f3fbea; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f3fbea; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(243 251 234 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f3fbea, #ebfbea); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #F3FBEA?: #F3FBEA is a very light, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Pearl Powder. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F3FBEA?: The RGB value is 243, 251, 234: 243 red, 251 green and 234 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F3FBEA?: The complementary color is #F2EAFB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F3FBEA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.8:1 and white text 1.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.