What color is #F5FCEE?

#F5FCEE is a very light, moderate green, closest to the named color Amnesiac White. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F5FCEE?

The RGB value is 245, 252, 238: 245 red, 252 green and 238 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F5FCEE?

The complementary color is #F5EEFC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F5FCEE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 20.04:1 and white text 1.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F5FCEE color

#F5FCEE rgb(245, 252, 238)

Shades of white

The hex color #F5FCEE is a very light, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.1% red, 98.8% green and 93.3% blue (245, 252, 238).

Its hue angle is 90°, with 70% saturation and 96% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 1% black.

The closest named color is Amnesiac White (#F8FBEB), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.04:1).

#F5FCEE color codes

HEX	`#F5FCEE`
RGB	`rgb(245, 252, 238)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.1%, 98.8%, 93.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(90, 70%, 96%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(90, 6%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 6%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(98.12, -4.75, 5.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(98.12, 7.57, 128.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(87.897, 95.206, 94.618)`
Decimal	`16121070`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F5FCEE, 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 #F5FCEE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F5FCEE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.04:1	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 #F5FCEE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f5fcee; }
.text { color: #f5fcee; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f5fcee; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(245 252 238 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f5fcee, #eefcee); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #F5FCEE?: #F5FCEE is a very light, moderate green, closest to the named color Amnesiac White. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F5FCEE?: The RGB value is 245, 252, 238: 245 red, 252 green and 238 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F5FCEE?: The complementary color is #F5EEFC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F5FCEE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 20.04:1 and white text 1.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.