What color is #F2F9E1?

#F2F9E1 is a very light, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Milk Foam. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F2F9E1?

The RGB value is 242, 249, 225: 242 red, 249 green and 225 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F2F9E1?

The complementary color is #E8E1F9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F2F9E1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.41:1 and white text 1.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F2F9E1 color

#F2F9E1 rgb(242, 249, 225)

Shades of green

The hex color #F2F9E1 is a very light, moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 94.9% red, 97.6% green and 88.2% blue (242, 249, 225).

Its hue angle is 78°, with 67% saturation and 93% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Milk Foam (#F6FFE8), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.41:1).

#F2F9E1 color codes

HEX	`#F2F9E1`
RGB	`rgb(242, 249, 225)`
RGB percent	`rgb(94.9%, 97.6%, 88.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(78, 67%, 93%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(78, 10%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 10%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(96.85, -6.43, 10.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(96.85, 12.5, 120.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(84.082, 92.065, 84.56)`
Decimal	`15923681`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F2F9E1, 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 #F2F9E1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F2F9E1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.41:1	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 #F2F9E1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f2f9e1; }
.text { color: #f2f9e1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f2f9e1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(242 249 225 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f2f9e1, #e6f9e1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Beige.

Questions

What color is #F2F9E1?: #F2F9E1 is a very light, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Milk Foam. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F2F9E1?: The RGB value is 242, 249, 225: 242 red, 249 green and 225 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F2F9E1?: The complementary color is #E8E1F9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F2F9E1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.41:1 and white text 1.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.