What color is #F2F7EB?

#F2F7EB is a very light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Enoki. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F2F7EB?

The RGB value is 242, 247, 235: 242 red, 247 green and 235 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F2F7EB?

The complementary color is #F0EBF7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F2F7EB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.28:1 and white text 1.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F2F7EB color

#F2F7EB rgb(242, 247, 235)

Shades of white

The hex color #F2F7EB is a very light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 94.9% red, 96.9% green and 92.2% blue (242, 247, 235).

Its hue angle is 85°, with 43% saturation and 95% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 3% black.

The closest named color is Enoki (#F8FAEE), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.28:1).

#F2F7EB color codes

HEX	`#F2F7EB`
RGB	`rgb(242, 247, 235)`
RGB percent	`rgb(94.9%, 96.9%, 92.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(85, 43%, 95%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(85, 5%, 97%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 5%, 3%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(96.57, -3.75, 5.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(96.57, 6.4, 125.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(84.872, 91.397, 91.751)`
Decimal	`15923179`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F2F7EB, 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 #F2F7EB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F2F7EB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.28:1	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 #F2F7EB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f2f7eb; }
.text { color: #f2f7eb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f2f7eb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(242 247 235 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f2f7eb, #ecf7eb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ivory.

Questions

What color is #F2F7EB?: #F2F7EB is a very light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Enoki. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F2F7EB?: The RGB value is 242, 247, 235: 242 red, 247 green and 235 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F2F7EB?: The complementary color is #F0EBF7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F2F7EB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.28:1 and white text 1.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.