What color is #F2E5E7?

#F2E5E7 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 #F2E5E7?

The RGB value is 242, 229, 231: 242 red, 229 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F2E5E7?

The complementary color is #E5F2F0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F2E5E7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.14:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F2E5E7 color

#F2E5E7 rgb(242, 229, 231)

Shades of gray

The hex color #F2E5E7 is a very light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 94.9% red, 89.8% green and 90.6% blue (242, 229, 231).

Its hue angle is 351°, with 33% saturation and 92% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 5% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is White Christmas (#F4E8E8), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.14:1).

#F2E5E7 color codes

HEX	`#F2E5E7`
RGB	`rgb(242, 229, 231)`
RGB percent	`rgb(94.9%, 89.8%, 90.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(351, 33%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(351, 5%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 5%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.99, 4.75, 0.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.99, 4.78, 7.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(79.059, 80.686, 86.995)`
Decimal	`15918567`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F2E5E7, 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 #F2E5E7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F2E5E7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.14:1	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 #F2E5E7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f2e5e7; }
.text { color: #f2e5e7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f2e5e7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(242 229 231 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f2e5e7, #f2eae5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Blush.

Questions

What color is #F2E5E7?: #F2E5E7 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 #F2E5E7?: The RGB value is 242, 229, 231: 242 red, 229 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F2E5E7?: The complementary color is #E5F2F0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F2E5E7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.14:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.