What color is #F5F9EE?

#F5F9EE 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 #F5F9EE?

The RGB value is 245, 249, 238: 245 red, 249 green and 238 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F5F9EE?

The complementary color is #F2EEF9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F5F9EE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.67:1 and white text 1.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F5F9EE color

#F5F9EE rgb(245, 249, 238)

Shades of white

The hex color #F5F9EE is a very light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.1% red, 97.6% green and 93.3% blue (245, 249, 238).

Its hue angle is 82°, with 48% saturation and 95% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Enoki (#F8FAEE), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.67:1).

#F5F9EE color codes

HEX	`#F5F9EE`
RGB	`rgb(245, 249, 238)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.1%, 97.6%, 93.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(82, 48%, 95%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(82, 4%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 4%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(97.36, -3.24, 4.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(97.36, 5.8, 123.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(86.962, 93.337, 94.307)`
Decimal	`16120302`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F5F9EE, 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 #F5F9EE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F5F9EE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.67:1	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 #F5F9EE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f5f9ee; }
.text { color: #f5f9ee; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f5f9ee; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(245 249 238 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f5f9ee, #f0f9ee); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #F5F9EE?: #F5F9EE 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 #F5F9EE?: The RGB value is 245, 249, 238: 245 red, 249 green and 238 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F5F9EE?: The complementary color is #F2EEF9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F5F9EE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.67:1 and white text 1.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.