What color is #F4F3E8?

#F4F3E8 is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Engulfed in Light. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F4F3E8?

The RGB value is 244, 243, 232: 244 red, 243 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F4F3E8?

The complementary color is #E8E9F4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F4F3E8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.83:1 and white text 1.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F4F3E8 color

#F4F3E8 rgb(244, 243, 232)

Shades of white

The hex color #F4F3E8 is a very light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 95.7% red, 95.3% green and 91% blue (244, 243, 232).

Its hue angle is 55°, with 35% saturation and 93% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Engulfed in Light (#F5F3E9), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.83:1).

#F4F3E8 color codes

HEX	`#F4F3E8`
RGB	`rgb(244, 243, 232)`
RGB percent	`rgb(95.7%, 95.3%, 91%)`
HSL	`hsl(55, 35%, 93%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(55, 5%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 5%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(95.65, -1.56, 5.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(95.65, 5.64, 106.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(83.922, 89.161, 89.117)`
Decimal	`16053224`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F4F3E8, 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 #F4F3E8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F4F3E8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.83:1	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 #F4F3E8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f4f3e8; }
.text { color: #f4f3e8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f4f3e8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(244 243 232 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f4f3e8, #eff4e8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Bone White.

Questions

What color is #F4F3E8?: #F4F3E8 is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Engulfed in Light. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F4F3E8?: The RGB value is 244, 243, 232: 244 red, 243 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F4F3E8?: The complementary color is #E8E9F4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F4F3E8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.83:1 and white text 1.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.