What color is #F5FFD6?

#F5FFD6 is a very light, vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Race the Sun. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F5FFD6?

The RGB value is 245, 255, 214: 245 red, 255 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F5FFD6?

The complementary color is #E0D6FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F5FFD6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 20.16:1 and white text 1.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F5FFD6 color

#F5FFD6 rgb(245, 255, 214)

Shades of green

The hex color #F5FFD6 is a very light, vivid yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.1% red, 100% green and 83.9% blue (245, 255, 214).

Its hue angle is 75°, with 100% saturation and 92% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Race the Sun (#EEF3D0), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.16:1).

#F5FFD6 color codes

HEX	`#F5FFD6`
RGB	`rgb(245, 255, 214)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.1%, 100%, 83.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(75, 100%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(75, 16%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 16%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(98.35, -10.11, 18.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(98.35, 21.1, 118.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(85.552, 95.788, 77.587)`
Decimal	`16121814`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F5FFD6, 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 #F5FFD6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F5FFD6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.16:1	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 #F5FFD6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f5ffd6; }
.text { color: #f5ffd6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f5ffd6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(245 255 214 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f5ffd6, #e1ffd6); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #F5FFD6?: #F5FFD6 is a very light, vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Race the Sun. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F5FFD6?: The RGB value is 245, 255, 214: 245 red, 255 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F5FFD6?: The complementary color is #E0D6FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F5FFD6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 20.16:1 and white text 1.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.