What color is #F5F5EE?

#F5F5EE is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Morning Snow. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F5F5EE?

The RGB value is 245, 245, 238: 245 red, 245 green and 238 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F5F5EE?

The complementary color is #EEEEF5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F5F5EE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.18:1 and white text 1.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F5F5EE color

#F5F5EE rgb(245, 245, 238)

Shades of white

The hex color #F5F5EE is a very light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.1% red, 96.1% green and 93.3% blue (245, 245, 238).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 26% saturation and 95% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Morning Snow (#F5F4ED), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.18:1).

#F5F5EE color codes

HEX	`#F5F5EE`
RGB	`rgb(245, 245, 238)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.1%, 96.1%, 93.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 26%, 95%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 3%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 3%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(96.36, -1.22, 3.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(96.36, 3.58, 109.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(85.739, 90.89, 93.899)`
Decimal	`16119278`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F5F5EE, 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 #F5F5EE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F5F5EE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.18:1	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 #F5F5EE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f5f5ee; }
.text { color: #f5f5ee; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f5f5ee; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(245 245 238 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f5f5ee, #f2f5ee); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #F5F5EE?: #F5F5EE is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Morning Snow. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F5F5EE?: The RGB value is 245, 245, 238: 245 red, 245 green and 238 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F5F5EE?: The complementary color is #EEEEF5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F5F5EE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.18:1 and white text 1.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.