What color is #F2F4EE?

#F2F4EE is a very light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Morning Snow. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F2F4EE?

The RGB value is 242, 244, 238: 242 red, 244 green and 238 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F2F4EE?

The complementary color is #F0EEF4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F2F4EE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.95:1 and white text 1.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F2F4EE color

#F2F4EE rgb(242, 244, 238)

Shades of white

The hex color #F2F4EE is a very light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 94.9% red, 95.7% green and 93.3% blue (242, 244, 238).

Its hue angle is 80°, with 21% saturation and 95% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Morning Snow (#F5F4ED), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.95:1).

#F2F4EE color codes

HEX	`#F2F4EE`
RGB	`rgb(242, 244, 238)`
RGB percent	`rgb(94.9%, 95.7%, 93.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(80, 21%, 95%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(80, 2%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 2%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(95.89, -1.72, 2.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(95.89, 3.16, 122.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(84.399, 89.752, 93.75)`
Decimal	`15922414`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F2F4EE, 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 #F2F4EE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F2F4EE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.95:1	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 #F2F4EE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f2f4ee; }
.text { color: #f2f4ee; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f2f4ee; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(242 244 238 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f2f4ee, #eff4ee); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Bone White.

Questions

What color is #F2F4EE?: #F2F4EE is a very light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Morning Snow. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F2F4EE?: The RGB value is 242, 244, 238: 242 red, 244 green and 238 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F2F4EE?: The complementary color is #F0EEF4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F2F4EE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.95:1 and white text 1.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.