What color is #F2C7B7?

#F2C7B7 is a very light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Fatty Sashimi. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F2C7B7?

The RGB value is 242, 199, 183: 242 red, 199 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F2C7B7?

The complementary color is #B7E2F2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F2C7B7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.63:1 and white text 1.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F2C7B7 color

#F2C7B7 rgb(242, 199, 183)

Shades of orange

The hex color #F2C7B7 is a very light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 94.9% red, 78% green and 71.8% blue (242, 199, 183).

Its hue angle is 16°, with 69% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 24% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Fatty Sashimi (#EEC4B4), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.63:1).

#F2C7B7 color codes

HEX	`#F2C7B7`
RGB	`rgb(242, 199, 183)`
RGB percent	`rgb(94.9%, 78%, 71.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(16, 69%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(16, 24%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 24%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.52, 12.88, 13.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.52, 18.84, 46.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.589, 63.146, 53.524)`
Decimal	`15910839`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F2C7B7, 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 #F2C7B7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F2C7B7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.63:1	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 #F2C7B7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f2c7b7; }
.text { color: #f2c7b7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f2c7b7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(242 199 183 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f2c7b7, #f2e4b7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Millennial Pink.

Questions

What color is #F2C7B7?: #F2C7B7 is a very light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Fatty Sashimi. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F2C7B7?: The RGB value is 242, 199, 183: 242 red, 199 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F2C7B7?: The complementary color is #B7E2F2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F2C7B7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.63:1 and white text 1.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.