What color is #F2F8D8?

#F2F8D8 is a very light, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Race the Sun. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F2F8D8?

The RGB value is 242, 248, 216: 242 red, 248 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F2F8D8?

The complementary color is #DED8F8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F2F8D8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.19:1 and white text 1.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F2F8D8 color

#F2F8D8 rgb(242, 248, 216)

Shades of green

The hex color #F2F8D8 is a very light, moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 94.9% red, 97.3% green and 84.7% blue (242, 248, 216).

Its hue angle is 71°, with 70% saturation and 91% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 3% black.

The closest named color is Race the Sun (#EEF3D0), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.19:1).

#F2F8D8 color codes

HEX	`#F2F8D8`
RGB	`rgb(242, 248, 216)`
RGB percent	`rgb(94.9%, 97.3%, 84.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(71, 70%, 91%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(71, 13%, 97%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 13%, 3%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(96.4, -7.37, 14.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(96.4, 16.45, 116.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(82.578, 90.97, 78.161)`
Decimal	`15923416`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F2F8D8, 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 #F2F8D8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F2F8D8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.19:1	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 #F2F8D8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f2f8d8; }
.text { color: #f2f8d8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f2f8d8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(242 248 216 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f2f8d8, #e2f8d8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Yellow.

Questions

What color is #F2F8D8?: #F2F8D8 is a very light, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Race the Sun. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F2F8D8?: The RGB value is 242, 248, 216: 242 red, 248 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F2F8D8?: The complementary color is #DED8F8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F2F8D8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.19:1 and white text 1.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.