What color is #F5F7F9?

#F5F7F9 is a very light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Chef’s Hat. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F5F7F9?

The RGB value is 245, 247, 249: 245 red, 247 green and 249 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F5F7F9?

The complementary color is #F9F7F5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F5F7F9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.55:1 and white text 1.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F5F7F9 color

#F5F7F9 rgb(245, 247, 249)

Shades of white

The hex color #F5F7F9 is a very light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.1% red, 96.9% green and 97.6% blue (245, 247, 249).

Its hue angle is 210°, with 25% saturation and 97% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Chef’s Hat (#F3F4F5), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.55:1).

#F5F7F9 color codes

HEX	`#F5F7F9`
RGB	`rgb(245, 247, 249)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.1%, 96.9%, 97.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(210, 25%, 97%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(210, 2%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 1%, 0%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(97.14, -0.31, -1.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(97.14, 1.23, 255.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(88.013, 92.773, 102.874)`
Decimal	`16119801`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F5F7F9, 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 #F5F7F9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F5F7F9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.55:1	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 #F5F7F9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f5f7f9; }
.text { color: #f5f7f9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f5f7f9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(245 247 249 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f5f7f9, #f5f5f9); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #F5F7F9?: #F5F7F9 is a very light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Chef’s Hat. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F5F7F9?: The RGB value is 245, 247, 249: 245 red, 247 green and 249 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F5F7F9?: The complementary color is #F9F7F5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F5F7F9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.55:1 and white text 1.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.