#F3FAEF Color

#F3FAEF is rgb(243, 250, 239) in RGB, hsl(98, 52%, 96%) in HSL, and about cmyk(3%, 0%, 4%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Traffic White (#F7FBF5), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.74. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#F3FAEF

HEX#F3FAEF

RGBrgb(243, 250, 239)

HSLhsl(98, 52%, 96%)

HSVhsv(98, 4%, 98%)

CMYKcmyk(3%, 0%, 4%, 2%)

OKLCHoklch(97.7% 0.016 133.8)

LABlab(97.51% -3.83 4.45)

LCHlch(97.51% 5.87 130.78)

What #F3FAEF Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #F3FAEF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Traffic White#F7FBF5ΔE 2.74 Milk#FDFFF5ΔE 2.83 Honey Dew#F0FFF0ΔE 3.55 Mint Cream#F5FFFAΔE 3.64 Chalk#F7F7F2ΔE 3.8 Ivory#FFFFF0ΔE 4.01

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#F3FAEF Channel Values

How #F3FAEF breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 243 · G 250 · B 239	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 98° · S 52% · L 96%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 98° · S 4% · V 98%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 3% · M 0% · Y 4% · K 2%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.06:1 vs white · 19.73:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #F3FAEF background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.06:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text19.73:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #F3FAEF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #F3FAEF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base

Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #F3FAEF

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#F3FAEF

#F6FBF3

#F9FDF7

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #F3FAEF.

How #F3FAEF Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#F3FAEF

Protanopia#F9F9EF

Protanomaly#F7F9EF

Deuteranopia#F8F8EF

Deuteranomaly#F6F9EF

Tritanopia#F4F9F9

Tritanomaly#F4F9F5

Achromatopsia#F8F8F8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #F3FAEF in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-f3faef: #F3FAEF;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #F3FAEF;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-f3faef': '#F3FAEF' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.953, green: 0.980, blue: 0.937)

Android XML<color name="color_f3faef">#F3FAEF</color>

SVG fillfill="#F3FAEF"

More Green Colors

#F3FAEF sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200 fdfff5 001f00 f7fee7 002400 f7fbf5 002c22 f5fffa 002e00 f5fff5 003300 f0fff0 008000 00db87 0d542b 20483f 33cc66 46c399 5ea500 728639 91e0b7 a3f5d8 bcd7bc d1ffed

#F3FAEF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #F3FAEF?

#F3FAEF is a lightest green — rgb(243, 250, 239) in RGB and hsl(98, 52%, 96%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Traffic White (#F7FBF5), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.74.

What is the RGB value of #F3FAEF?

#F3FAEF is rgb(243, 250, 239) — red 243, green 250, and blue 239 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #F3FAEF?

#F3FAEF converts to approximately cmyk(3%, 0%, 4%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #F3FAEF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #F3FAEF scores 1.06:1 against white and 19.73:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #F3FAEF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #F3FAEF is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is honeydew (#F0FFF0) at a CIE76 distance of 3.55, which is very hard to tell apart.

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