What color is #F4F8F1?

#F4F8F1 is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Ceramic. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F4F8F1?

The RGB value is 244, 248, 241: 244 red, 248 green and 241 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F4F8F1?

The complementary color is #F5F1F8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F4F8F1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.54:1 and white text 1.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F4F8F1 color

#F4F8F1 rgb(244, 248, 241)

Shades of white

The hex color #F4F8F1 is a very light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 95.7% red, 97.3% green and 94.5% blue (244, 248, 241).

Its hue angle is 94°, with 33% saturation and 96% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 3% black.

The closest named color is Ceramic (#FCFFF9), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.54:1).

#F4F8F1 color codes

HEX	`#F4F8F1`
RGB	`rgb(244, 248, 241)`
RGB percent	`rgb(95.7%, 97.3%, 94.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(94, 33%, 96%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(94, 3%, 97%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 3%, 3%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(97.11, -2.55, 2.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(97.11, 3.86, 131.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(86.75, 92.719, 96.528)`
Decimal	`16054513`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F4F8F1, 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 #F4F8F1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F4F8F1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.54:1	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 #F4F8F1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f4f8f1; }
.text { color: #f4f8f1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f4f8f1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(244 248 241 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f4f8f1, #f1f8f2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mint Cream.

Questions

What color is #F4F8F1?: #F4F8F1 is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Ceramic. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F4F8F1?: The RGB value is 244, 248, 241: 244 red, 248 green and 241 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F4F8F1?: The complementary color is #F5F1F8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F4F8F1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.54:1 and white text 1.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.