What color is #F2FAF7?

#F2FAF7 is a very light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Everlasting Ice. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F2FAF7?

The RGB value is 242, 250, 247: 242 red, 250 green and 247 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F2FAF7?

The complementary color is #FAF2F5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F2FAF7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.79:1 and white text 1.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F2FAF7 color

#F2FAF7 rgb(242, 250, 247)

Shades of white

The hex color #F2FAF7 is a very light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 94.9% red, 98% green and 96.9% blue (242, 250, 247).

Its hue angle is 158°, with 44% saturation and 96% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Everlasting Ice (#F6FDFA), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.79:1).

#F2FAF7 color codes

HEX	`#F2FAF7`
RGB	`rgb(242, 250, 247)`
RGB percent	`rgb(94.9%, 98%, 96.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(158, 44%, 96%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(158, 3%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 1%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(97.62, -3.17, 0.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(97.62, 3.21, 170.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(87.589, 93.963, 101.5)`
Decimal	`15923959`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F2FAF7, 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 #F2FAF7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F2FAF7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.79:1	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 #F2FAF7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f2faf7; }
.text { color: #f2faf7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f2faf7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(242 250 247 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f2faf7, #f2f9fa); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #F2FAF7?: #F2FAF7 is a very light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Everlasting Ice. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F2FAF7?: The RGB value is 242, 250, 247: 242 red, 250 green and 247 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F2FAF7?: The complementary color is #FAF2F5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F2FAF7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.79:1 and white text 1.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.