What color is #F4FDE2?

#F4FDE2 is a very light, vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Milk Foam. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F4FDE2?

The RGB value is 244, 253, 226: 244 red, 253 green and 226 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F4FDE2?

The complementary color is #EBE2FD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F4FDE2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.99:1 and white text 1.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F4FDE2 color

#F4FDE2 rgb(244, 253, 226)

Shades of green

The hex color #F4FDE2 is a very light, vivid yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 95.7% red, 99.2% green and 88.6% blue (244, 253, 226).

Its hue angle is 80°, with 87% saturation and 94% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 1% black.

The closest named color is Milk Foam (#F6FFE8), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.99:1).

#F4FDE2 color codes

HEX	`#F4FDE2`
RGB	`rgb(244, 253, 226)`
RGB percent	`rgb(95.7%, 99.2%, 88.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(80, 87%, 94%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(80, 11%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 11%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(98.02, -7.58, 11.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(98.02, 14.12, 122.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(86.159, 94.975, 85.73)`
Decimal	`16055778`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F4FDE2, 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 #F4FDE2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F4FDE2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.99:1	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 #F4FDE2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f4fde2; }
.text { color: #f4fde2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f4fde2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(244 253 226 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f4fde2, #e7fde2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Yellow.

Questions

What color is #F4FDE2?: #F4FDE2 is a very light, vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Milk Foam. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F4FDE2?: The RGB value is 244, 253, 226: 244 red, 253 green and 226 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F4FDE2?: The complementary color is #EBE2FD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F4FDE2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.99:1 and white text 1.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.