What color is #F2F5F4?

#F2F5F4 is a very light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Beluga. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F2F5F4?

The RGB value is 242, 245, 244: 242 red, 245 green and 244 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F2F5F4?

The complementary color is #F5F2F3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F2F5F4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.14:1 and white text 1.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F2F5F4 color

#F2F5F4 rgb(242, 245, 244)

Shades of white

The hex color #F2F5F4 is a very light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 94.9% red, 96.1% green and 95.7% blue (242, 245, 244).

Its hue angle is 160°, with 13% saturation and 95% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Beluga (#EFF2F1), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.14:1).

#F2F5F4 color codes

HEX	`#F2F5F4`
RGB	`rgb(242, 245, 244)`
RGB percent	`rgb(94.9%, 96.1%, 95.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(160, 13%, 95%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(160, 1%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 0%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(96.29, -1.17, 0.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(96.29, 1.18, 173.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(85.597, 90.714, 98.57)`
Decimal	`15922676`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F2F5F4, 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 #F2F5F4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F2F5F4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.14:1	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 #F2F5F4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f2f5f4; }
.text { color: #f2f5f4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f2f5f4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(242 245 244 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f2f5f4, #f2f4f5); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #F2F5F4?: #F2F5F4 is a very light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Beluga. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F2F5F4?: The RGB value is 242, 245, 244: 242 red, 245 green and 244 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F2F5F4?: The complementary color is #F5F2F3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F2F5F4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.14:1 and white text 1.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.