What color is #F2E2DC?

#F2E2DC is a very light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Petal Pink. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F2E2DC?

The RGB value is 242, 226, 220: 242 red, 226 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F2E2DC?

The complementary color is #DCECF2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F2E2DC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.69:1 and white text 1.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F2E2DC color

#F2E2DC rgb(242, 226, 220)

Shades of orange

The hex color #F2E2DC is a very light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 94.9% red, 88.6% green and 86.3% blue (242, 226, 220).

Its hue angle is 16°, with 46% saturation and 91% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 9% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Petal Pink (#F4E5E0), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.69:1).

#F2E2DC color codes

HEX	`#F2E2DC`
RGB	`rgb(242, 226, 220)`
RGB percent	`rgb(94.9%, 88.6%, 86.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(16, 46%, 91%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(16, 9%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 9%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.98, 4.45, 4.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.98, 6.61, 47.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(76.731, 78.438, 78.794)`
Decimal	`15917788`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F2E2DC, 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 #F2E2DC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F2E2DC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.69:1	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 #F2E2DC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f2e2dc; }
.text { color: #f2e2dc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f2e2dc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(242 226 220 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f2e2dc, #f2eddc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Seashell.

Questions

What color is #F2E2DC?: #F2E2DC is a very light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Petal Pink. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F2E2DC?: The RGB value is 242, 226, 220: 242 red, 226 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F2E2DC?: The complementary color is #DCECF2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F2E2DC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.69:1 and white text 1.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.