What color is #F8FFEF?

#F8FFEF 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 #F8FFEF?

The RGB value is 248, 255, 239: 248 red, 255 green and 239 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F8FFEF?

The complementary color is #F6EFFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F8FFEF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 20.54:1 and white text 1.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F8FFEF color

#F8FFEF rgb(248, 255, 239)

Shades of white

The hex color #F8FFEF is a very light, vivid yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 97.3% red, 100% green and 93.7% blue (248, 255, 239).

Its hue angle is 86°, with 100% saturation and 97% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Pearl Powder (#FAFFED), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.54:1).

#F8FFEF color codes

HEX	`#F8FFEF`
RGB	`rgb(248, 255, 239)`
RGB percent	`rgb(97.3%, 100%, 93.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(86, 100%, 97%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(86, 6%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 6%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(99.11, -5.07, 6.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(99.11, 8.52, 126.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(90.049, 97.708, 95.76)`
Decimal	`16318447`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F8FFEF, 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 #F8FFEF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F8FFEF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.54:1	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 #F8FFEF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f8ffef; }
.text { color: #f8ffef; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f8ffef; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(248 255 239 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f8ffef, #f0ffef); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #F8FFEF?: #F8FFEF 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 #F8FFEF?: The RGB value is 248, 255, 239: 248 red, 255 green and 239 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F8FFEF?: The complementary color is #F6EFFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F8FFEF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 20.54:1 and white text 1.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.