What color is #F5F8EC?

#F5F8EC is a very light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Enoki. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F5F8EC?

The RGB value is 245, 248, 236: 245 red, 248 green and 236 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F5F8EC?

The complementary color is #EFECF8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F5F8EC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.52:1 and white text 1.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F5F8EC color

#F5F8EC rgb(245, 248, 236)

Shades of white

The hex color #F5F8EC is a very light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.1% red, 97.3% green and 92.5% blue (245, 248, 236).

Its hue angle is 75°, with 46% saturation and 95% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 3% black.

The closest named color is Enoki (#F8FAEE), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.52:1).

#F5F8EC color codes

HEX	`#F5F8EC`
RGB	`rgb(245, 248, 236)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.1%, 97.3%, 92.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(75, 46%, 95%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(75, 5%, 97%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 5%, 3%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(97.07, -3.07, 5.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(97.07, 6.22, 119.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(86.362, 92.603, 92.665)`
Decimal	`16120044`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F5F8EC, 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 #F5F8EC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F5F8EC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.52:1	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 #F5F8EC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f5f8ec; }
.text { color: #f5f8ec; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f5f8ec; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(245 248 236 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f5f8ec, #eff8ec); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #F5F8EC?: #F5F8EC is a very light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Enoki. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F5F8EC?: The RGB value is 245, 248, 236: 245 red, 248 green and 236 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F5F8EC?: The complementary color is #EFECF8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F5F8EC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.52:1 and white text 1.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.