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#F3F5FD Cotton Ball

#F3F5FD is a very light white named Cotton Ball. In the RGB color model it is made of 95.3% red, 96.1% green and 99.2% blue (rgb(243, 245, 253)). Its HSL value is 228° hue, 71% saturation and 97% lightness, and in CMYK it is 4% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 1% black. #F3F5FD is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 19.29:1.

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Variations of #F3F5FD

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#F3F5FD color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#F3F5FD for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #F3F5FD appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 100% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #F2F5FD
  • Protanopia 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #F3F6FD
  • Protanomaly 100% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #F3F5FD
  • Deuteranopia 100% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #F2F5FD
  • Deuteranomaly 100% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #F3F5FD
  • Tritanopia 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #F1F6F7
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #F2F6FA
  • Achromatopsia 98% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #F5F5F5
  • Achromatomaly 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #F5F5F7

#F3F5FD contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.09:1 Very poor#F3F5FD text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
19.29:1 Super#F3F5FD text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#F3F5FD in CSS

/* Cotton Ball */
.color { color: #F3F5FD; }
.background { background-color: #F3F5FD; }
.border { border: 1px solid #F3F5FD; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(243 245 253);
color: hsl(228 71% 97%);
color: oklch(0.971 0.011 274.9);

#F3F5FD FAQ

What color is #F3F5FD?

#F3F5FD is a very light white. Its closest named color is Cotton Ball. It belongs to the white color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #F3F5FD?

#F3F5FD is rgb(243, 245, 253) in RGB, hsl(228, 71%, 97%) in HSL and cmyk(4%, 3%, 0%, 1%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #F3F5FD?

The complementary color of #F3F5FD is #FDFBF3, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #F3F5FD?

Black text has the best contrast on #F3F5FD: 19.29:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #F3F5FD a warm or cool color?

#F3F5FD is a neutral color.