Palettes / Colors / #F3FAEC
#F3FAEC — Pale Green
#F3FAEC is a green color we call Pale Green, closest to the named color HoneyDew (#F0FFF0). It belongs to the green family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: honeydew (#F0FFF0) — not an exact match. CSS honeydew gives you #F0FFF0, a different color; use #F3FAEC when you need this exact shade.
Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.
#F3FAEC is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.
Its strongest partner is its complement #F2EBFA; it also sits naturally between #FAFAEB and #EBFAEB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #F3FAEC |
|---|---|
| RGB | 243, 250, 236 |
| HSL | 90°, 58%, 95% |
| HSV | 90°, 6%, 98% |
| CMYK | 3%, 0%, 6%, 2% |
| XYZ | 86.29, 93.48, 92.85 |
| Yxy | 93.48, 0.3165, 0.3429 |
| CIE-Lab | 97.42, -4.75, 5.90 |
| Hunter Lab | 96.69, -4.81, 5.69 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 95% · Green 98% · Blue 93%
Cyan 3% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 6% · Key 2%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #F3FAEC
.text { color: #F3FAEC; }
.background { background-color: #F3FAEC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #F3FAEC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(243, 250, 236); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(90, 58%, 95%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #F3FAEC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(243, 250, 236, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #F3FAEC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(243, 250, 236, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#F3FAEC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#F3FAEC">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #F2EBFA:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.07:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 19.70:1 AAA |
Best text color on #F3FAEC: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #F3FAEC
Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #F3FAEC: ·
How #F3FAEC looks with color blindness
Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:
Closest design-system colors
The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:
Palettes with a similar color
These palettes use a close neighbour of #F3FAEC rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #F3FAEC?
#F3FAEC is Pale Green, a green color (RGB 243, 250, 236). Its closest standard named color is HoneyDew.
What is the RGB and HSL of #F3FAEC?
#F3FAEC is RGB 243, 250, 236 — HSL 90°, 58%, 95% — CMYK 3%, 0%, 6%, 2%.
What colors go with #F3FAEC?
Its complement is #F2EBFA; analogous partners are #FAFAEB and #EBFAEB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #F3FAEC for text?
Black text on #F3FAEC has a contrast ratio of 19.70:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.07:1.