What color is #F2F6ED?

#F2F6ED 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 #F2F6ED?

The RGB value is 242, 246, 237: 242 red, 246 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F2F6ED?

The complementary color is #F1EDF6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F2F6ED?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.18:1 and white text 1.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F2F6ED color

#F2F6ED rgb(242, 246, 237)

Shades of white

The hex color #F2F6ED is a very light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 94.9% red, 96.5% green and 92.9% blue (242, 246, 237).

Its hue angle is 87°, with 33% saturation and 95% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Fogtown (#EEF0E7), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.18:1).

#F2F6ED color codes

HEX	`#F2F6ED`
RGB	`rgb(242, 246, 237)`
RGB percent	`rgb(94.9%, 96.5%, 92.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(87, 33%, 95%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(87, 4%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 4%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(96.37, -2.9, 3.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(96.37, 4.83, 126.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(84.857, 90.903, 93.18)`
Decimal	`15922925`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F2F6ED, 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 #F2F6ED	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F2F6ED as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.18:1	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 #F2F6ED looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f2f6ed; }
.text { color: #f2f6ed; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f2f6ed; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(242 246 237 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f2f6ed, #eef6ed); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mint Cream.

Questions

What color is #F2F6ED?: #F2F6ED 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 #F2F6ED?: The RGB value is 242, 246, 237: 242 red, 246 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F2F6ED?: The complementary color is #F1EDF6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F2F6ED?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.18:1 and white text 1.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.