What color is #F1F2F2?

#F1F2F2 is a light gray, closest to the named color Lighthouse. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F1F2F2?

The RGB value is 241, 242, 242: 241 red, 242 green and 242 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F1F2F2?

The complementary color is #F2F1F1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F1F2F2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.72:1 and white text 1.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F1F2F2 color

#F1F2F2 rgb(241, 242, 242)

Shades of white

The hex color #F1F2F2 is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 94.5% red, 94.9% green and 94.9% blue (241, 242, 242).

Its hue angle is 180°, with 4% saturation and 95% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Lighthouse (#F3F4F4), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.72:1).

#F1F2F2 color codes

HEX	`#F1F2F2`
RGB	`rgb(241, 242, 242)`
RGB percent	`rgb(94.5%, 94.9%, 94.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 4%, 95%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 0%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(95.42, -0.33, -0.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(95.42, 0.35, 199.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(84.052, 88.616, 96.664)`
Decimal	`15856370`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F1F2F2, 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 #F1F2F2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F1F2F2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.72:1	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 #F1F2F2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f1f2f2; }
.text { color: #f1f2f2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f1f2f2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(241 242 242 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f1f2f2, #f1f2f2); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #F1F2F2?: #F1F2F2 is a light gray, closest to the named color Lighthouse. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F1F2F2?: The RGB value is 241, 242, 242: 241 red, 242 green and 242 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F1F2F2?: The complementary color is #F2F1F1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F1F2F2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.72:1 and white text 1.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.