What color is #F2F4EA?

#F2F4EA is a very light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Fogtown. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F2F4EA?

The RGB value is 242, 244, 234: 242 red, 244 green and 234 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F2F4EA?

The complementary color is #ECEAF4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F2F4EA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.9:1 and white text 1.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F2F4EA color

#F2F4EA rgb(242, 244, 234)

Shades of white

The hex color #F2F4EA is a very light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 94.9% red, 95.7% green and 91.8% blue (242, 244, 234).

Its hue angle is 72°, with 31% saturation and 94% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Fogtown (#EEF0E7), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.9:1).

#F2F4EA color codes

HEX	`#F2F4EA`
RGB	`rgb(242, 244, 234)`
RGB percent	`rgb(94.9%, 95.7%, 91.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(72, 31%, 94%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(72, 4%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 4%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(95.8, -2.41, 4.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(95.8, 5.17, 117.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(83.818, 89.519, 90.689)`
Decimal	`15922410`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F2F4EA, 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 #F2F4EA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F2F4EA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.9:1	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 #F2F4EA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f2f4ea; }
.text { color: #f2f4ea; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f2f4ea; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(242 244 234 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f2f4ea, #edf4ea); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Bone White.

Questions

What color is #F2F4EA?: #F2F4EA is a very light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Fogtown. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F2F4EA?: The RGB value is 242, 244, 234: 242 red, 244 green and 234 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F2F4EA?: The complementary color is #ECEAF4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F2F4EA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.9:1 and white text 1.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.