What color is #F2F1E6?

#F2F1E6 is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Oyster Island. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F2F1E6?

The RGB value is 242, 241, 230: 242 red, 241 green and 230 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F2F1E6?

The complementary color is #E6E7F2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F2F1E6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.5:1 and white text 1.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F2F1E6 color

#F2F1E6 rgb(242, 241, 230)

Shades of gray

The hex color #F2F1E6 is a very light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 94.9% red, 94.5% green and 90.2% blue (242, 241, 230).

Its hue angle is 55°, with 32% saturation and 93% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Oyster Island (#EFEFE5), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.5:1).

#F2F1E6 color codes

HEX	`#F2F1E6`
RGB	`rgb(242, 241, 230)`
RGB percent	`rgb(94.9%, 94.5%, 90.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(55, 32%, 93%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(55, 5%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 5%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.95, -1.56, 5.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.95, 5.64, 106.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(82.354, 87.501, 87.398)`
Decimal	`15921638`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F2F1E6, 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 #F2F1E6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F2F1E6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.5:1	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 #F2F1E6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f2f1e6; }
.text { color: #f2f1e6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f2f1e6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(242 241 230 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f2f1e6, #edf2e6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alabaster.

Questions

What color is #F2F1E6?: #F2F1E6 is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Oyster Island. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F2F1E6?: The RGB value is 242, 241, 230: 242 red, 241 green and 230 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F2F1E6?: The complementary color is #E6E7F2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F2F1E6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.5:1 and white text 1.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.