What color is #F2F3FB?

#F2F3FB is a very light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Ghost White. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F2F3FB?

The RGB value is 242, 243, 251: 242 red, 243 green and 251 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F2F3FB?

The complementary color is #FBFAF2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F2F3FB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.99:1 and white text 1.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F2F3FB color

#F2F3FB rgb(242, 243, 251)

Shades of white

The hex color #F2F3FB is a very light, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 94.9% red, 95.3% green and 98.4% blue (242, 243, 251).

Its hue angle is 233°, with 53% saturation and 97% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Ghost White (#F8F8FF), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.99:1).

#F2F3FB color codes

HEX	`#F2F3FB`
RGB	`rgb(242, 243, 251)`
RGB percent	`rgb(94.9%, 95.3%, 98.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(233, 53%, 97%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(233, 4%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 3%, 0%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(95.97, 1.11, -3.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(95.97, 4.11, 285.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(86.078, 89.943, 104.074)`
Decimal	`15922171`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F2F3FB, 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 #F2F3FB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F2F3FB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.99:1	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 #F2F3FB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f2f3fb; }
.text { color: #f2f3fb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f2f3fb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(242 243 251 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f2f3fb, #f6f2fb); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #F2F3FB?: #F2F3FB is a very light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Ghost White. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F2F3FB?: The RGB value is 242, 243, 251: 242 red, 243 green and 251 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F2F3FB?: The complementary color is #FBFAF2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F2F3FB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.99:1 and white text 1.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.