What color is #F8FBEC?

#F8FBEC is a very light, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Amnesiac White. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F8FBEC?

The RGB value is 248, 251, 236: 248 red, 251 green and 236 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F8FBEC?

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

Is black or white text better on #F8FBEC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 20:1 and white text 1.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F8FBEC color

#F8FBEC rgb(248, 251, 236)

Shades of white

The hex color #F8FBEC is a very light, moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 97.3% red, 98.4% green and 92.5% blue (248, 251, 236).

Its hue angle is 72°, with 65% saturation and 95% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Amnesiac White (#F8FBEB), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20:1).

#F8FBEC color codes

HEX	`#F8FBEC`
RGB	`rgb(248, 251, 236)`
RGB percent	`rgb(97.3%, 98.4%, 92.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(72, 65%, 95%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(72, 6%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 6%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(98.04, -3.57, 6.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(98.04, 7.71, 117.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(88.347, 95.007, 93.025)`
Decimal	`16317420`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F8FBEC, 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 #F8FBEC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F8FBEC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20:1	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 #F8FBEC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f8fbec; }
.text { color: #f8fbec; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f8fbec; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(248 251 236 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f8fbec, #f1fbec); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #F8FBEC?: #F8FBEC is a very light, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Amnesiac White. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F8FBEC?: The RGB value is 248, 251, 236: 248 red, 251 green and 236 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F8FBEC?: The complementary color is #EFECFB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F8FBEC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 20:1 and white text 1.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.