What color is #F9FBF3?

#F9FBF3 is a very light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Milk. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F9FBF3?

The RGB value is 249, 251, 243: 249 red, 251 green and 243 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F9FBF3?

The complementary color is #F5F3FB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F9FBF3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 20.12:1 and white text 1.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F9FBF3 color

#F9FBF3 rgb(249, 251, 243)

Shades of white

The hex color #F9FBF3 is a very light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 97.6% red, 98.4% green and 95.3% blue (249, 251, 243).

Its hue angle is 75°, with 50% saturation and 97% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Milk (#FDFFF5), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.12:1).

#F9FBF3 color codes

HEX	`#F9FBF3`
RGB	`rgb(249, 251, 243)`
RGB percent	`rgb(97.6%, 98.4%, 95.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(75, 50%, 97%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(75, 3%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 3%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(98.28, -2.05, 3.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(98.28, 4.14, 119.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(89.739, 95.605, 98.503)`
Decimal	`16382963`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F9FBF3, 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 #F9FBF3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F9FBF3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.12:1	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 #F9FBF3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f9fbf3; }
.text { color: #f9fbf3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f9fbf3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(249 251 243 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f9fbf3, #f5fbf3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Bone White.

Questions

What color is #F9FBF3?: #F9FBF3 is a very light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Milk. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F9FBF3?: The RGB value is 249, 251, 243: 249 red, 251 green and 243 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F9FBF3?: The complementary color is #F5F3FB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F9FBF3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 20.12:1 and white text 1.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.