What color is #F2F0EF?

#F2F0EF is a very light, grayish orange, closest to the named color White Glove. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F2F0EF?

The RGB value is 242, 240, 239: 242 red, 240 green and 239 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F2F0EF?

The complementary color is #EFF1F2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F2F0EF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.49:1 and white text 1.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F2F0EF color

#F2F0EF rgb(242, 240, 239)

Shades of gray

The hex color #F2F0EF is a very light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 94.9% red, 94.1% green and 93.7% blue (242, 240, 239).

Its hue angle is 20°, with 10% saturation and 94% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 1% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is White Glove (#F0EFED), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.49:1).

#F2F0EF color codes

HEX	`#F2F0EF`
RGB	`rgb(242, 240, 239)`
RGB percent	`rgb(94.9%, 94.1%, 93.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(20, 10%, 94%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(20, 1%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 1%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.92, 0.49, 0.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.92, 0.87, 55.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(83.356, 87.43, 94.129)`
Decimal	`15921391`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F2F0EF, 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 #F2F0EF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F2F0EF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.49:1	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 #F2F0EF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f2f0ef; }
.text { color: #f2f0ef; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f2f0ef; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(242 240 239 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f2f0ef, #f2f2ef); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #F2F0EF?: #F2F0EF is a very light, grayish orange, closest to the named color White Glove. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F2F0EF?: The RGB value is 242, 240, 239: 242 red, 240 green and 239 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F2F0EF?: The complementary color is #EFF1F2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F2F0EF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.49:1 and white text 1.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.