What color is #F2ECF3?

#F2ECF3 is a very light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Greek Goddess. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F2ECF3?

The RGB value is 242, 236, 243: 242 red, 236 green and 243 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F2ECF3?

The complementary color is #EDF3EC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F2ECF3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.07:1 and white text 1.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F2ECF3 color

#F2ECF3 rgb(242, 236, 243)

Shades of gray

The hex color #F2ECF3 is a very light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 94.9% red, 92.5% green and 95.3% blue (242, 236, 243).

Its hue angle is 291°, with 23% saturation and 94% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Greek Goddess (#EDE9EF), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.07:1).

#F2ECF3 color codes

HEX	`#F2ECF3`
RGB	`rgb(242, 236, 243)`
RGB percent	`rgb(94.9%, 92.5%, 95.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(291, 23%, 94%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(291, 3%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 0%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.03, 3.24, -2.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.03, 4.2, 320.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(82.788, 85.339, 96.887)`
Decimal	`15920371`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F2ECF3, 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 #F2ECF3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F2ECF3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.07:1	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 #F2ECF3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f2ecf3; }
.text { color: #f2ecf3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f2ecf3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(242 236 243 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f2ecf3, #f3ecf1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ghost White.

Questions

What color is #F2ECF3?: #F2ECF3 is a very light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Greek Goddess. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F2ECF3?: The RGB value is 242, 236, 243: 242 red, 236 green and 243 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F2ECF3?: The complementary color is #EDF3EC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F2ECF3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.07:1 and white text 1.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.