What color is #F5F4EF?

#F5F4EF is a very light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Pearl White. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F5F4EF?

The RGB value is 245, 244, 239: 245 red, 244 green and 239 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F5F4EF?

The complementary color is #EFF0F5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F5F4EF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.07:1 and white text 1.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F5F4EF color

#F5F4EF rgb(245, 244, 239)

Shades of white

The hex color #F5F4EF is a very light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.1% red, 95.7% green and 93.7% blue (245, 244, 239).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 23% saturation and 95% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Pearl White (#F3F2ED), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.07:1).

#F5F4EF color codes

HEX	`#F5F4EF`
RGB	`rgb(245, 244, 239)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.1%, 95.7%, 93.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 23%, 95%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 2%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 2%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(96.14, -0.54, 2.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(96.14, 2.58, 102.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(85.584, 90.346, 94.574)`
Decimal	`16119023`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F5F4EF, 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 #F5F4EF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F5F4EF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.07:1	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 #F5F4EF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f5f4ef; }
.text { color: #f5f4ef; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f5f4ef; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(245 244 239 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f5f4ef, #f3f5ef); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #F5F4EF?: #F5F4EF is a very light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Pearl White. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F5F4EF?: The RGB value is 245, 244, 239: 245 red, 244 green and 239 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F5F4EF?: The complementary color is #EFF0F5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F5F4EF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.07:1 and white text 1.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.