What color is #F5FAF0?

#F5FAF0 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 #F5FAF0?

The RGB value is 245, 250, 240: 245 red, 250 green and 240 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F5FAF0?

The complementary color is #F5F0FA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F5FAF0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.81:1 and white text 1.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F5FAF0 color

#F5FAF0 rgb(245, 250, 240)

Shades of white

The hex color #F5FAF0 is a very light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.1% red, 98% green and 94.1% blue (245, 250, 240).

Its hue angle is 90°, with 50% saturation and 96% 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 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.81:1).

#F5FAF0 color codes

HEX	`#F5FAF0`
RGB	`rgb(245, 250, 240)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.1%, 98%, 94.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(90, 50%, 96%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(90, 4%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 4%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(97.66, -3.4, 4.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(97.66, 5.41, 128.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(87.567, 94.075, 95.966)`
Decimal	`16120560`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F5FAF0, 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 #F5FAF0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F5FAF0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.81:1	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 #F5FAF0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f5faf0; }
.text { color: #f5faf0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f5faf0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(245 250 240 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f5faf0, #f0faf0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mint Cream.

Questions

What color is #F5FAF0?: #F5FAF0 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 #F5FAF0?: The RGB value is 245, 250, 240: 245 red, 250 green and 240 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F5FAF0?: The complementary color is #F5F0FA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F5FAF0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.81:1 and white text 1.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.