What color is #F4F1E3?

#F4F1E3 is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Dear Reader. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F4F1E3?

The RGB value is 244, 241, 227: 244 red, 241 green and 227 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F4F1E3?

The complementary color is #E3E6F4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F4F1E3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.54:1 and white text 1.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F4F1E3 color

#F4F1E3 rgb(244, 241, 227)

Shades of beige

The hex color #F4F1E3 is a very light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 95.7% red, 94.5% green and 89% blue (244, 241, 227).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 44% saturation and 92% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 7% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Dear Reader (#F5F3E6), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.54:1).

#F4F1E3 color codes

HEX	`#F4F1E3`
RGB	`rgb(244, 241, 227)`
RGB percent	`rgb(95.7%, 94.5%, 89%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 44%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 7%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 7%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(95.03, -1.38, 7.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(95.03, 7.24, 101)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(82.627, 87.69, 85.231)`
Decimal	`16052707`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F4F1E3, 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 #F4F1E3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F4F1E3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.54:1	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 #F4F1E3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f4f1e3; }
.text { color: #f4f1e3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f4f1e3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(244 241 227 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f4f1e3, #eff4e3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alabaster.

Questions

What color is #F4F1E3?: #F4F1E3 is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Dear Reader. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F4F1E3?: The RGB value is 244, 241, 227: 244 red, 241 green and 227 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F4F1E3?: The complementary color is #E3E6F4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F4F1E3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.54:1 and white text 1.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.