What color is #F3FCF9?

#F3FCF9 is a very light, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Everlasting Ice. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F3FCF9?

The RGB value is 243, 252, 249: 243 red, 252 green and 249 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F3FCF9?

The complementary color is #FCF3F6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F3FCF9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 20.1:1 and white text 1.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F3FCF9 color

#F3FCF9 rgb(243, 252, 249)

Shades of white

The hex color #F3FCF9 is a very light, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 95.3% red, 98.8% green and 97.6% blue (243, 252, 249).

Its hue angle is 160°, with 60% saturation and 97% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 1% black.

The closest named color is Everlasting Ice (#F6FDFA), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.1:1).

#F3FCF9 color codes

HEX	`#F3FCF9`
RGB	`rgb(243, 252, 249)`
RGB percent	`rgb(95.3%, 98.8%, 97.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(160, 60%, 97%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(160, 4%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 1%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(98.24, -3.49, 0.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(98.24, 3.51, 173.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(88.868, 95.515, 103.358)`
Decimal	`15990009`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F3FCF9, 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 #F3FCF9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F3FCF9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.1:1	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 #F3FCF9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f3fcf9; }
.text { color: #f3fcf9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f3fcf9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(243 252 249 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f3fcf9, #f3fbfc); }

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Questions

What color is #F3FCF9?: #F3FCF9 is a very light, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Everlasting Ice. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F3FCF9?: The RGB value is 243, 252, 249: 243 red, 252 green and 249 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F3FCF9?: The complementary color is #FCF3F6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F3FCF9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 20.1:1 and white text 1.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.