What color is #F3FDE1?

#F3FDE1 is a very light, vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Futon. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F3FDE1?

The RGB value is 243, 253, 225: 243 red, 253 green and 225 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F3FDE1?

The complementary color is #EBE1FD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F3FDE1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.95:1 and white text 1.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F3FDE1 color

#F3FDE1 rgb(243, 253, 225)

Shades of green

The hex color #F3FDE1 is a very light, vivid yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 95.3% red, 99.2% green and 88.2% blue (243, 253, 225).

Its hue angle is 81°, with 88% saturation and 94% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 1% black.

The closest named color is Futon (#EDF6DB), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.95:1).

#F3FDE1 color codes

HEX	`#F3FDE1`
RGB	`rgb(243, 253, 225)`
RGB percent	`rgb(95.3%, 99.2%, 88.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(81, 88%, 94%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(81, 11%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 11%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(97.93, -8.08, 12.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(97.93, 14.7, 123.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(85.676, 94.741, 84.993)`
Decimal	`15990241`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F3FDE1, 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 #F3FDE1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F3FDE1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.95:1	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 #F3FDE1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f3fde1; }
.text { color: #f3fde1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f3fde1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(243 253 225 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f3fde1, #e5fde1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Yellow.

Questions

What color is #F3FDE1?: #F3FDE1 is a very light, vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Futon. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F3FDE1?: The RGB value is 243, 253, 225: 243 red, 253 green and 225 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F3FDE1?: The complementary color is #EBE1FD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F3FDE1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.95:1 and white text 1.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.