What color is #F2E8E3?

#F2E8E3 is a very light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Homoeopathic Orange. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F2E8E3?

The RGB value is 242, 232, 227: 242 red, 232 green and 227 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F2E8E3?

The complementary color is #E3EDF2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F2E8E3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.43:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F2E8E3 color

#F2E8E3 rgb(242, 232, 227)

Shades of gray

The hex color #F2E8E3 is a very light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 94.9% red, 91% green and 89% blue (242, 232, 227).

Its hue angle is 20°, with 37% saturation and 92% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 6% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Homoeopathic Orange (#F2E6E1), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.43:1).

#F2E8E3 color codes

HEX	`#F2E8E3`
RGB	`rgb(242, 232, 227)`
RGB percent	`rgb(94.9%, 91%, 89%)`
HSL	`hsl(20, 37%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(20, 6%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 6%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.64, 2.52, 3.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.64, 4.42, 55.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(79.338, 82.137, 84.333)`
Decimal	`15919331`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F2E8E3, 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 #F2E8E3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F2E8E3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.43:1	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 #F2E8E3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f2e8e3; }
.text { color: #f2e8e3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f2e8e3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(242 232 227 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f2e8e3, #f2f0e3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Seashell.

Questions

What color is #F2E8E3?: #F2E8E3 is a very light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Homoeopathic Orange. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F2E8E3?: The RGB value is 242, 232, 227: 242 red, 232 green and 227 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F2E8E3?: The complementary color is #E3EDF2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F2E8E3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.43:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.