What color is #F4F4F9?

#F4F4F9 is a very light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Ghost White. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F4F4F9?

The RGB value is 244, 244, 249: 244 red, 244 green and 249 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F4F4F9?

The complementary color is #F9F9F4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F4F4F9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.15:1 and white text 1.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F4F4F9 color

#F4F4F9 rgb(244, 244, 249)

Shades of white

The hex color #F4F4F9 is a very light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 95.7% red, 95.7% green and 97.6% blue (244, 244, 249).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 29% saturation and 97% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Ghost White (#F8F8FF), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.15:1).

#F4F4F9 color codes

HEX	`#F4F4F9`
RGB	`rgb(244, 244, 249)`
RGB percent	`rgb(95.7%, 95.7%, 97.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 29%, 97%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 2%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 2%, 0%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(96.32, 0.89, -2.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(96.32, 2.56, 290.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(86.755, 90.774, 102.555)`
Decimal	`16053497`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F4F4F9, 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 #F4F4F9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F4F4F9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.15:1	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 #F4F4F9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f4f4f9; }
.text { color: #f4f4f9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f4f4f9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(244 244 249 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f4f4f9, #f7f4f9); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #F4F4F9?: #F4F4F9 is a very light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Ghost White. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F4F4F9?: The RGB value is 244, 244, 249: 244 red, 244 green and 249 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F4F4F9?: The complementary color is #F9F9F4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F4F4F9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.15:1 and white text 1.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.