What color is #F2F4FA?

#F2F4FA is a very light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Ghost White. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F2F4FA?

The RGB value is 242, 244, 250: 242 red, 244 green and 250 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F2F4FA?

The complementary color is #FAF8F2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F2F4FA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.1:1 and white text 1.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F2F4FA color

#F2F4FA rgb(242, 244, 250)

Shades of white

The hex color #F2F4FA is a very light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 94.9% red, 95.7% green and 98% blue (242, 244, 250).

Its hue angle is 225°, with 44% saturation and 96% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Ghost White (#F8F8FF), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.1:1).

#F2F4FA color codes

HEX	`#F2F4FA`
RGB	`rgb(242, 244, 250)`
RGB percent	`rgb(94.9%, 95.7%, 98%)`
HSL	`hsl(225, 44%, 96%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(225, 3%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 2%, 0%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(96.2, 0.42, -3.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(96.2, 3.14, 277.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(86.221, 90.48, 103.346)`
Decimal	`15922426`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F2F4FA, 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 #F2F4FA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F2F4FA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.1:1	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 #F2F4FA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f2f4fa; }
.text { color: #f2f4fa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f2f4fa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(242 244 250 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f2f4fa, #f4f2fa); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #F2F4FA?: #F2F4FA is a very light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Ghost White. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F2F4FA?: The RGB value is 242, 244, 250: 242 red, 244 green and 250 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F2F4FA?: The complementary color is #FAF8F2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F2F4FA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.1:1 and white text 1.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.