What color is #F5FEE5?

#F5FEE5 is a very light, vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Milk Foam. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F5FEE5?

The RGB value is 245, 254, 229: 245 red, 254 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F5FEE5?

The complementary color is #EEE5FE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F5FEE5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 20.19:1 and white text 1.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F5FEE5 color

#F5FEE5 rgb(245, 254, 229)

Shades of green

The hex color #F5FEE5 is a very light, vivid yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.1% red, 99.6% green and 89.8% blue (245, 254, 229).

Its hue angle is 82°, with 93% saturation and 95% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Milk Foam (#F6FFE8), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.19:1).

#F5FEE5 color codes

HEX	`#F5FEE5`
RGB	`rgb(245, 254, 229)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.1%, 99.6%, 89.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(82, 93%, 95%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(82, 10%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 10%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(98.41, -7.25, 10.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(98.41, 13.12, 123.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(87.239, 95.953, 88.038)`
Decimal	`16121573`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F5FEE5, 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 #F5FEE5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F5FEE5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.19:1	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 #F5FEE5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f5fee5; }
.text { color: #f5fee5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f5fee5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(245 254 229 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f5fee5, #e8fee5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Beige.

Questions

What color is #F5FEE5?: #F5FEE5 is a very light, vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Milk Foam. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F5FEE5?: The RGB value is 245, 254, 229: 245 red, 254 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F5FEE5?: The complementary color is #EEE5FE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F5FEE5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 20.19:1 and white text 1.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.