What color is #F2FBD5?

#F2FBD5 is a very light, vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Race the Sun. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F2FBD5?

The RGB value is 242, 251, 213: 242 red, 251 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F2FBD5?

The complementary color is #DED5FB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F2FBD5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.54:1 and white text 1.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F2FBD5 color

#F2FBD5 rgb(242, 251, 213)

Shades of green

The hex color #F2FBD5 is a very light, vivid yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 94.9% red, 98.4% green and 83.5% blue (242, 251, 213).

Its hue angle is 74°, with 83% saturation and 91% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Race the Sun (#EEF3D0), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.54:1).

#F2FBD5 color codes

HEX	`#F2FBD5`
RGB	`rgb(242, 251, 213)`
RGB percent	`rgb(94.9%, 98.4%, 83.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(74, 83%, 91%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(74, 15%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 15%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(97.1, -9.33, 17.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(97.1, 19.6, 118.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(83.124, 92.676, 76.447)`
Decimal	`15924181`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F2FBD5, 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 #F2FBD5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F2FBD5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.54:1	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 #F2FBD5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f2fbd5; }
.text { color: #f2fbd5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f2fbd5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(242 251 213 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f2fbd5, #dffbd5); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #F2FBD5?: #F2FBD5 is a very light, vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Race the Sun. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F2FBD5?: The RGB value is 242, 251, 213: 242 red, 251 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F2FBD5?: The complementary color is #DED5FB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F2FBD5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.54:1 and white text 1.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.