What color is #F2F1F6?

#F2F1F6 is a very light, grayish violet, closest to the named color French Porcelain. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F2F1F6?

The RGB value is 242, 241, 246: 242 red, 241 green and 246 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F2F1F6?

The complementary color is #F5F6F1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F2F1F6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.69:1 and white text 1.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F2F1F6 color

#F2F1F6 rgb(242, 241, 246)

Shades of white

The hex color #F2F1F6 is a very light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 94.9% red, 94.5% green and 96.5% blue (242, 241, 246).

Its hue angle is 252°, with 22% saturation and 95% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is French Porcelain (#F6F4F6), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.69:1).

#F2F1F6 color codes

HEX	`#F2F1F6`
RGB	`rgb(242, 241, 246)`
RGB percent	`rgb(94.9%, 94.5%, 96.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(252, 22%, 95%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(252, 2%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 2%, 0%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(95.35, 1.22, -2.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(95.35, 2.59, 298.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(84.705, 88.442, 99.779)`
Decimal	`15921654`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F2F1F6, 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 #F2F1F6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F2F1F6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.69:1	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 #F2F1F6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f2f1f6; }
.text { color: #f2f1f6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f2f1f6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(242 241 246 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f2f1f6, #f5f1f6); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #F2F1F6?: #F2F1F6 is a very light, grayish violet, closest to the named color French Porcelain. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F2F1F6?: The RGB value is 242, 241, 246: 242 red, 241 green and 246 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F2F1F6?: The complementary color is #F5F6F1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F2F1F6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.69:1 and white text 1.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.