What color is #F2F3E7?

#F2F3E7 is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Cumulus. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F2F3E7?

The RGB value is 242, 243, 231: 242 red, 243 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F2F3E7?

The complementary color is #E8E7F3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F2F3E7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.75:1 and white text 1.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F2F3E7 color

#F2F3E7 rgb(242, 243, 231)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #F2F3E7 is a very light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 94.9% red, 95.3% green and 90.6% blue (242, 243, 231).

Its hue angle is 65°, with 33% saturation and 93% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Cumulus (#F3F3E6), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.75:1).

#F2F3E7 color codes

HEX	`#F2F3E7`
RGB	`rgb(242, 243, 231)`
RGB percent	`rgb(94.9%, 95.3%, 90.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(65, 33%, 93%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(65, 5%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 5%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(95.48, -2.41, 5.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(95.48, 6.15, 113.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(83.09, 88.748, 88.339)`
Decimal	`15922151`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F2F3E7, 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 #F2F3E7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F2F3E7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.75:1	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 #F2F3E7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f2f3e7; }
.text { color: #f2f3e7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f2f3e7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(242 243 231 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f2f3e7, #ecf3e7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alabaster.

Questions

What color is #F2F3E7?: #F2F3E7 is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Cumulus. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F2F3E7?: The RGB value is 242, 243, 231: 242 red, 243 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F2F3E7?: The complementary color is #E8E7F3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F2F3E7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.75:1 and white text 1.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.