What color is #F2F4F7?

#F2F4F7 is a very light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Chef’s Hat. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F2F4F7?

The RGB value is 242, 244, 247: 242 red, 244 green and 247 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F2F4F7?

The complementary color is #F7F5F2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F2F4F7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.06:1 and white text 1.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F2F4F7 color

#F2F4F7 rgb(242, 244, 247)

Shades of white

The hex color #F2F4F7 is a very light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 94.9% red, 95.7% green and 96.9% blue (242, 244, 247).

Its hue angle is 216°, with 24% saturation and 96% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 3% black.

The closest named color is Chef’s Hat (#F3F4F5), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.06:1).

#F2F4F7 color codes

HEX	`#F2F4F7`
RGB	`rgb(242, 244, 247)`
RGB percent	`rgb(94.9%, 95.7%, 96.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(216, 24%, 96%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(216, 2%, 97%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 1%, 0%, 3%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(96.12, -0.13, -1.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(96.12, 1.68, 265.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(85.754, 90.294, 100.888)`
Decimal	`15922423`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F2F4F7, 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 #F2F4F7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F2F4F7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.06:1	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 #F2F4F7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f2f4f7; }
.text { color: #f2f4f7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f2f4f7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(242 244 247 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f2f4f7, #f2f2f7); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #F2F4F7?: #F2F4F7 is a very light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Chef’s Hat. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F2F4F7?: The RGB value is 242, 244, 247: 242 red, 244 green and 247 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F2F4F7?: The complementary color is #F7F5F2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F2F4F7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.06:1 and white text 1.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.