What color is #F2EDE7?

#F2EDE7 is a very light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Cloud Dancer. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F2EDE7?

The RGB value is 242, 237, 231: 242 red, 237 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F2EDE7?

The complementary color is #E7ECF2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F2EDE7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.04:1 and white text 1.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F2EDE7 color

#F2EDE7 rgb(242, 237, 231)

Shades of gray

The hex color #F2EDE7 is a very light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 94.9% red, 92.9% green and 90.6% blue (242, 237, 231).

Its hue angle is 33°, with 30% saturation and 93% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 5% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Cloud Dancer (#F1EEE8), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.04:1).

#F2EDE7 color codes

HEX	`#F2EDE7`
RGB	`rgb(242, 237, 231)`
RGB percent	`rgb(94.9%, 92.9%, 90.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(33, 30%, 93%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(33, 5%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 5%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.98, 0.64, 3.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.98, 3.55, 79.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(81.324, 85.216, 87.75)`
Decimal	`15920615`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F2EDE7, 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 #F2EDE7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F2EDE7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.04:1	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 #F2EDE7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f2ede7; }
.text { color: #f2ede7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f2ede7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(242 237 231 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f2ede7, #f2f2e7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Bone White.

Questions

What color is #F2EDE7?: #F2EDE7 is a very light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Cloud Dancer. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F2EDE7?: The RGB value is 242, 237, 231: 242 red, 237 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F2EDE7?: The complementary color is #E7ECF2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F2EDE7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.04:1 and white text 1.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.