What color is #F9FFF0?

#F9FFF0 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 #F9FFF0?

The RGB value is 249, 255, 240: 249 red, 255 green and 240 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F9FFF0?

The complementary color is #F6F0FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F9FFF0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 20.59:1 and white text 1.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F9FFF0 color

#F9FFF0 rgb(249, 255, 240)

Shades of white

The hex color #F9FFF0 is a very light, vivid yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 97.6% red, 100% green and 94.1% blue (249, 255, 240).

Its hue angle is 84°, with 100% saturation and 97% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 0% 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 20.59:1).

#F9FFF0 color codes

HEX	`#F9FFF0`
RGB	`rgb(249, 255, 240)`
RGB percent	`rgb(97.6%, 100%, 94.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(84, 100%, 97%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(84, 6%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 6%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(99.2, -4.57, 6.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(99.2, 7.93, 125.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(90.553, 97.951, 96.557)`
Decimal	`16383984`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F9FFF0, 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 #F9FFF0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F9FFF0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.59:1	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 #F9FFF0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f9fff0; }
.text { color: #f9fff0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f9fff0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(249 255 240 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f9fff0, #f2fff0); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #F9FFF0?: #F9FFF0 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 #F9FFF0?: The RGB value is 249, 255, 240: 249 red, 255 green and 240 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F9FFF0?: The complementary color is #F6F0FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F9FFF0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 20.59:1 and white text 1.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.