What color is #F2E2DB?

#F2E2DB is a very light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Cracked Shell. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F2E2DB?

The RGB value is 242, 226, 219: 242 red, 226 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F2E2DB?

The complementary color is #DBEBF2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F2E2DB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.68:1 and white text 1.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F2E2DB color

#F2E2DB rgb(242, 226, 219)

Shades of orange

The hex color #F2E2DB is a very light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 94.9% red, 88.6% green and 85.9% blue (242, 226, 219).

Its hue angle is 18°, with 47% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 10% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Cracked Shell (#F3E4DC), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.68:1).

#F2E2DB color codes

HEX	`#F2E2DB`
RGB	`rgb(242, 226, 219)`
RGB percent	`rgb(94.9%, 88.6%, 85.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(18, 47%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(18, 10%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 10%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.96, 4.28, 5.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.96, 6.87, 51.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(76.599, 78.385, 78.099)`
Decimal	`15917787`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F2E2DB, 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 #F2E2DB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F2E2DB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.68:1	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 #F2E2DB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f2e2db; }
.text { color: #f2e2db; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f2e2db; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(242 226 219 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f2e2db, #f2eddb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Linen.

Questions

What color is #F2E2DB?: #F2E2DB is a very light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Cracked Shell. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F2E2DB?: The RGB value is 242, 226, 219: 242 red, 226 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F2E2DB?: The complementary color is #DBEBF2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F2E2DB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.68:1 and white text 1.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.