Palettes / Colors / #F3FBEF
#F3FBEF — Pale Green
#F3FBEF is a green color we call Pale Green, closest to the named color HoneyDew (#F0FFF0). It belongs to the green family.
#F3FBEF 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 #F7EFFB; it also sits naturally between #F9FBEF and #EFFBF1. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #F3FBEF |
|---|---|
| RGB | 243, 251, 239 |
| HSL | 100°, 60%, 96% |
| HSV | 100°, 5%, 98% |
| CMYK | 3%, 0%, 5%, 2% |
| XYZ | 87.04, 94.28, 95.27 |
| Yxy | 94.28, 0.3147, 0.3409 |
| CIE-Lab | 97.75, -4.74, 4.82 |
| Hunter Lab | 97.10, -4.80, 4.68 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 95% · Green 98% · Blue 94%
Cyan 3% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 5% · Key 2%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #F3FBEF
.text { color: #F3FBEF; }
.background { background-color: #F3FBEF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #F3FBEF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(243, 251, 239); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(100, 60%, 96%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #F3FBEF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(243, 251, 239, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #F3FBEF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(243, 251, 239, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#F3FBEF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#F3FBEF">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #F7EFFB:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.06:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 19.86:1 AAA |
Best text color on #F3FBEF: #000000.
How #F3FBEF 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 #F3FBEF 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 #F3FBEF?
#F3FBEF is Pale Green, a green color (RGB 243, 251, 239). Its closest standard named color is HoneyDew.
What is the RGB and HSL of #F3FBEF?
#F3FBEF is RGB 243, 251, 239 — HSL 100°, 60%, 96% — CMYK 3%, 0%, 5%, 2%.
What colors go with #F3FBEF?
Its complement is #F7EFFB; analogous partners are #F9FBEF and #EFFBF1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #F3FBEF for text?
Black text on #F3FBEF has a contrast ratio of 19.86:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.06:1.