What color is #F2F1EE?

#F2F1EE is a very light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color White Glove. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F2F1EE?

The RGB value is 242, 241, 238: 242 red, 241 green and 238 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F2F1EE?

The complementary color is #EEEFF2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F2F1EE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.59:1 and white text 1.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F2F1EE color

#F2F1EE rgb(242, 241, 238)

Shades of white

The hex color #F2F1EE is a very light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 94.9% red, 94.5% green and 93.3% blue (242, 241, 238).

Its hue angle is 45°, with 13% saturation and 94% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is White Glove (#F0EFED), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.59:1).

#F2F1EE color codes

HEX	`#F2F1EE`
RGB	`rgb(242, 241, 238)`
RGB percent	`rgb(94.9%, 94.5%, 93.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(45, 13%, 94%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(45, 2%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 2%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(95.14, -0.19, 1.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(95.14, 1.57, 97.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(83.503, 87.961, 93.451)`
Decimal	`15921646`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F2F1EE, 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 #F2F1EE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F2F1EE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.59:1	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 #F2F1EE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f2f1ee; }
.text { color: #f2f1ee; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f2f1ee; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(242 241 238 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f2f1ee, #f1f2ee); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #F2F1EE?: #F2F1EE is a very light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color White Glove. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F2F1EE?: The RGB value is 242, 241, 238: 242 red, 241 green and 238 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F2F1EE?: The complementary color is #EEEFF2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F2F1EE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.59:1 and white text 1.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.