What color is #F2EAF1?

#F2EAF1 is a very light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Bride. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F2EAF1?

The RGB value is 242, 234, 241: 242 red, 234 green and 241 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F2EAF1?

The complementary color is #EAF2EB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F2EAF1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.81:1 and white text 1.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F2EAF1 color

#F2EAF1 rgb(242, 234, 241)

Shades of gray

The hex color #F2EAF1 is a very light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 94.9% red, 91.8% green and 94.5% blue (242, 234, 241).

Its hue angle is 308°, with 24% saturation and 93% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Bride (#EFE7EB), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.81:1).

#F2EAF1 color codes

HEX	`#F2EAF1`
RGB	`rgb(242, 234, 241)`
RGB percent	`rgb(94.9%, 91.8%, 94.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(308, 24%, 93%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(308, 3%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 0%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.48, 3.92, -2.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.48, 4.61, 328.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(81.915, 84.074, 95.115)`
Decimal	`15919857`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F2EAF1, 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 #F2EAF1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F2EAF1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.81:1	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 #F2EAF1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f2eaf1; }
.text { color: #f2eaf1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f2eaf1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(242 234 241 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f2eaf1, #f2eaed); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Blush.

Questions

What color is #F2EAF1?: #F2EAF1 is a very light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Bride. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F2EAF1?: The RGB value is 242, 234, 241: 242 red, 234 green and 241 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F2EAF1?: The complementary color is #EAF2EB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F2EAF1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.81:1 and white text 1.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.