What color is #F5FDFF?

#F5FDFF is a very light, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Silent Snowfall. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F5FDFF?

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

What is the complementary color of #F5FDFF?

The complementary color is #FFF7F5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F5FDFF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 20.38:1 and white text 1.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F5FDFF color

#F5FDFF rgb(245, 253, 255)

Shades of white

The hex color #F5FDFF is a very light, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.1% red, 99.2% green and 100% blue (245, 253, 255).

Its hue angle is 192°, with 100% saturation and 98% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Silent Snowfall (#EEF7FA), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.38:1).

#F5FDFF color codes

HEX	`#F5FDFF`
RGB	`rgb(245, 253, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.1%, 99.2%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(192, 100%, 98%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(192, 4%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 1%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(98.78, -2.26, -1.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(98.78, 2.93, 219.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(90.828, 96.882, 108.503)`
Decimal	`16121343`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F5FDFF, 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 #F5FDFF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F5FDFF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.38:1	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 #F5FDFF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f5fdff; }
.text { color: #f5fdff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f5fdff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(245 253 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f5fdff, #f5f8ff); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #F5FDFF?: #F5FDFF is a very light, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Silent Snowfall. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F5FDFF?: The RGB value is 245, 253, 255: 245 red, 253 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F5FDFF?: The complementary color is #FFF7F5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F5FDFF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 20.38:1 and white text 1.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.