What color is #F9F8E8?

#F9F8E8 is a very light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Flickering Firefly. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F9F8E8?

The RGB value is 249, 248, 232: 249 red, 248 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F9F8E8?

The complementary color is #E8E9F9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F9F8E8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.62:1 and white text 1.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F9F8E8 color

#F9F8E8 rgb(249, 248, 232)

Shades of white

The hex color #F9F8E8 is a very light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 97.6% red, 97.3% green and 91% blue (249, 248, 232).

Its hue angle is 56°, with 59% saturation and 94% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Flickering Firefly (#F8F6E6), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.62:1).

#F9F8E8 color codes

HEX	`#F9F8E8`
RGB	`rgb(249, 248, 232)`
RGB percent	`rgb(97.6%, 97.3%, 91%)`
HSL	`hsl(56, 59%, 94%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(56, 7%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 7%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(97.27, -2.39, 7.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(97.27, 8.16, 107.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(87.198, 93.101, 89.705)`
Decimal	`16382184`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F9F8E8, 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 #F9F8E8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F9F8E8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.62:1	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 #F9F8E8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f9f8e8; }
.text { color: #f9f8e8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f9f8e8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(249 248 232 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f9f8e8, #f2f9e8); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #F9F8E8?: #F9F8E8 is a very light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Flickering Firefly. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F9F8E8?: The RGB value is 249, 248, 232: 249 red, 248 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F9F8E8?: The complementary color is #E8E9F9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F9F8E8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.62:1 and white text 1.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.