What color is #F5FFEE?

#F5FFEE is a very light, vivid green, closest to the named color Honeydew. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F5FFEE?

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

What is the complementary color of #F5FFEE?

The complementary color is #F8EEFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F5FFEE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 20.42:1 and white text 1.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F5FFEE color

#F5FFEE rgb(245, 255, 238)

Shades of white

The hex color #F5FFEE is a very light, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.1% red, 100% green and 93.3% blue (245, 255, 238).

Its hue angle is 95°, with 100% saturation and 97% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Honeydew (#F0FFF0), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.42:1).

#F5FFEE color codes

HEX	`#F5FFEE`
RGB	`rgb(245, 255, 238)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.1%, 100%, 93.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(95, 100%, 97%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(95, 7%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 7%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(98.87, -6.25, 6.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(98.87, 9.37, 131.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(88.846, 97.105, 94.935)`
Decimal	`16121838`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F5FFEE, 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 #F5FFEE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F5FFEE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.42:1	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 #F5FFEE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f5ffee; }
.text { color: #f5ffee; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f5ffee; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(245 255 238 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f5ffee, #eefff0); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #F5FFEE?: #F5FFEE is a very light, vivid green, closest to the named color Honeydew. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F5FFEE?: The RGB value is 245, 255, 238: 245 red, 255 green and 238 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F5FFEE?: The complementary color is #F8EEFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F5FFEE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 20.42:1 and white text 1.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.