What color is #F9FDF4?

#F9FDF4 is a very light, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Milk. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F9FDF4?

The RGB value is 249, 253, 244: 249 red, 253 green and 244 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F9FDF4?

The complementary color is #F8F4FD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F9FDF4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 20.38:1 and white text 1.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F9FDF4 color

#F9FDF4 rgb(249, 253, 244)

Shades of white

The hex color #F9FDF4 is a very light, moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 97.6% red, 99.2% green and 95.7% blue (249, 253, 244).

Its hue angle is 87°, with 69% saturation and 97% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 1% black.

The closest named color is Milk (#FDFFF5), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.38:1).

#F9FDF4 color codes

HEX	`#F9FDF4`
RGB	`rgb(249, 253, 244)`
RGB percent	`rgb(97.6%, 99.2%, 95.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(87, 69%, 97%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(87, 4%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 4%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(98.8, -2.89, 3.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(98.8, 4.8, 126.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(90.519, 96.922, 99.509)`
Decimal	`16383476`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F9FDF4, 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 #F9FDF4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F9FDF4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.38:1	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 #F9FDF4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f9fdf4; }
.text { color: #f9fdf4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f9fdf4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(249 253 244 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f9fdf4, #f5fdf4); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #F9FDF4?: #F9FDF4 is a very light, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Milk. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F9FDF4?: The RGB value is 249, 253, 244: 249 red, 253 green and 244 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F9FDF4?: The complementary color is #F8F4FD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F9FDF4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 20.38:1 and white text 1.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.