What color is #F5FDF5?

#F5FDF5 is a very light, moderate green, closest to the named color Mint Cream. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F5FDF5?

The RGB value is 245, 253, 245: 245 red, 253 green and 245 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F5FDF5?

The complementary color is #FDF5FD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F5FDF5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 20.25:1 and white text 1.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F5FDF5 color

#F5FDF5 rgb(245, 253, 245)

Shades of white

The hex color #F5FDF5 is a very light, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.1% red, 99.2% green and 96.1% blue (245, 253, 245).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 67% saturation and 98% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 1% black.

The closest named color is Mint Cream (#F5FFFA), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.25:1).

#F5FDF5 color codes

HEX	`#F5FDF5`
RGB	`rgb(245, 253, 245)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.1%, 99.2%, 96.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 67%, 98%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 3%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 3%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(98.53, -4.04, 2.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(98.53, 4.98, 144.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(89.26, 96.255, 100.245)`
Decimal	`16121333`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F5FDF5, 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 #F5FDF5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F5FDF5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.25:1	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 #F5FDF5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f5fdf5; }
.text { color: #f5fdf5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f5fdf5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(245 253 245 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f5fdf5, #f5fdf9); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #F5FDF5?: #F5FDF5 is a very light, moderate green, closest to the named color Mint Cream. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F5FDF5?: The RGB value is 245, 253, 245: 245 red, 253 green and 245 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F5FDF5?: The complementary color is #FDF5FD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F5FDF5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 20.25:1 and white text 1.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.