What color is #F2F7D8?

#F2F7D8 is a very light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Sprig of Sage. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F2F7D8?

The RGB value is 242, 247, 216: 242 red, 247 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F2F7D8?

The complementary color is #DDD8F7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F2F7D8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.07:1 and white text 1.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F2F7D8 color

#F2F7D8 rgb(242, 247, 216)

Shades of green

The hex color #F2F7D8 is a very light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 94.9% red, 96.9% green and 84.7% blue (242, 247, 216).

Its hue angle is 70°, with 66% saturation and 91% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 3% black.

The closest named color is Sprig of Sage (#F2F6DB), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.07:1).

#F2F7D8 color codes

HEX	`#F2F7D8`
RGB	`rgb(242, 247, 216)`
RGB percent	`rgb(94.9%, 96.9%, 84.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(70, 66%, 91%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(70, 13%, 97%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 13%, 3%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(96.14, -6.87, 14.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(96.14, 15.91, 115.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(82.272, 90.357, 78.059)`
Decimal	`15923160`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F2F7D8, 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 #F2F7D8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F2F7D8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.07:1	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 #F2F7D8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f2f7d8; }
.text { color: #f2f7d8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f2f7d8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(242 247 216 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f2f7d8, #e3f7d8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Yellow.

Questions

What color is #F2F7D8?: #F2F7D8 is a very light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Sprig of Sage. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F2F7D8?: The RGB value is 242, 247, 216: 242 red, 247 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F2F7D8?: The complementary color is #DDD8F7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F2F7D8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.07:1 and white text 1.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.