What color is #F5F8FC?

#F5F8FC is a white, closest to the named color Cotton Ball. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F5F8FC?

The RGB value is 245, 248, 252: 245 red, 248 green and 252 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F5F8FC?

The complementary color is #FCF9F5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F5F8FC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.72:1 and white text 1.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F5F8FC color

#F5F8FC rgb(245, 248, 252)

Shades of white

The hex color #F5F8FC is a white.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.1% red, 97.3% green and 98.8% blue (245, 248, 252).

Its hue angle is 214°, with 54% saturation and 97% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 1% black.

The closest named color is Cotton Ball (#F2F7FD), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.72:1).

#F5F8FC color codes

HEX	`#F5F8FC`
RGB	`rgb(245, 248, 252)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.1%, 97.3%, 98.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(214, 54%, 97%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(214, 3%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 2%, 0%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(97.46, -0.27, -2.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(97.46, 2.28, 263.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(88.791, 93.575, 105.461)`
Decimal	`16120060`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F5F8FC, 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 #F5F8FC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F5F8FC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.72:1	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 #F5F8FC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f5f8fc; }
.text { color: #f5f8fc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f5f8fc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(245 248 252 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f5f8fc, #f6f5fc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alice Blue.

Questions

What color is #F5F8FC?: #F5F8FC is a white, closest to the named color Cotton Ball. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F5F8FC?: The RGB value is 245, 248, 252: 245 red, 248 green and 252 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F5F8FC?: The complementary color is #FCF9F5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F5F8FC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.72:1 and white text 1.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.