What color is #F5FBE3?

#F5FBE3 is a very light, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Milk Foam. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F5FBE3?

The RGB value is 245, 251, 227: 245 red, 251 green and 227 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F5FBE3?

The complementary color is #E9E3FB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F5FBE3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.79:1 and white text 1.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F5FBE3 color

#F5FBE3 rgb(245, 251, 227)

Shades of green

The hex color #F5FBE3 is a very light, moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.1% red, 98.4% green and 89% blue (245, 251, 227).

Its hue angle is 75°, with 75% saturation and 94% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Milk Foam (#F6FFE8), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.79:1).

#F5FBE3 color codes

HEX	`#F5FBE3`
RGB	`rgb(245, 251, 227)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.1%, 98.4%, 89%)`
HSL	`hsl(75, 75%, 94%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(75, 10%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 10%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(97.61, -6.08, 10.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(97.61, 12.41, 119.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(86.017, 93.953, 86.261)`
Decimal	`16120803`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F5FBE3, 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 #F5FBE3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F5FBE3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.79:1	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 #F5FBE3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f5fbe3; }
.text { color: #f5fbe3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f5fbe3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(245 251 227 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f5fbe3, #e9fbe3); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #F5FBE3?: #F5FBE3 is a very light, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Milk Foam. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F5FBE3?: The RGB value is 245, 251, 227: 245 red, 251 green and 227 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F5FBE3?: The complementary color is #E9E3FB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F5FBE3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.79:1 and white text 1.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.