What color is #F2E4E3?

#F2E4E3 is a very light, desaturated red, closest to the named color White Christmas. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F2E4E3?

The RGB value is 242, 228, 227: 242 red, 228 green and 227 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F2E4E3?

The complementary color is #E3F1F2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F2E4E3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.98:1 and white text 1.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F2E4E3 color

#F2E4E3 rgb(242, 228, 227)

Shades of gray

The hex color #F2E4E3 is a very light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 94.9% red, 89.4% green and 89% blue (242, 228, 227).

Its hue angle is 4°, with 37% saturation and 92% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 6% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is White Christmas (#F4E8E8), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.98:1).

#F2E4E3 color codes

HEX	`#F2E4E3`
RGB	`rgb(242, 228, 227)`
RGB percent	`rgb(94.9%, 89.4%, 89%)`
HSL	`hsl(4, 37%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(4, 6%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 6%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.64, 4.58, 2.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.64, 5.08, 25.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(78.225, 79.911, 83.962)`
Decimal	`15918307`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F2E4E3, 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 #F2E4E3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F2E4E3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.98:1	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 #F2E4E3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f2e4e3; }
.text { color: #f2e4e3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f2e4e3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(242 228 227 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f2e4e3, #f2ece3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Blush.

Questions

What color is #F2E4E3?: #F2E4E3 is a very light, desaturated red, closest to the named color White Christmas. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F2E4E3?: The RGB value is 242, 228, 227: 242 red, 228 green and 227 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F2E4E3?: The complementary color is #E3F1F2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F2E4E3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.98:1 and white text 1.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.