What color is #F8FDE8?

#F8FDE8 is a very light, vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Pearl Powder. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F8FDE8?

The RGB value is 248, 253, 232: 248 red, 253 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F8FDE8?

The complementary color is #EDE8FD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F8FDE8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 20.21:1 and white text 1.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F8FDE8 color

#F8FDE8 rgb(248, 253, 232)

Shades of white

The hex color #F8FDE8 is a very light, vivid yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 97.3% red, 99.2% green and 91% blue (248, 253, 232).

Its hue angle is 74°, with 84% saturation and 95% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 1% black.

The closest named color is Pearl Powder (#FAFFED), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.21:1).

#F8FDE8 color codes

HEX	`#F8FDE8`
RGB	`rgb(248, 253, 232)`
RGB percent	`rgb(97.3%, 99.2%, 91%)`
HSL	`hsl(74, 84%, 95%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(74, 8%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 8%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(98.45, -5.24, 9.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(98.45, 10.83, 118.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(88.4, 96.033, 90.207)`
Decimal	`16317928`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F8FDE8, 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 #F8FDE8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F8FDE8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.21:1	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 #F8FDE8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f8fde8; }
.text { color: #f8fde8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f8fde8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(248 253 232 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f8fde8, #edfde8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Beige.

Questions

What color is #F8FDE8?: #F8FDE8 is a very light, vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Pearl Powder. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F8FDE8?: The RGB value is 248, 253, 232: 248 red, 253 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F8FDE8?: The complementary color is #EDE8FD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F8FDE8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 20.21:1 and white text 1.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.