What color is #F2FCED?

#F2FCED is a very light, moderate green, closest to the named color Floaty Bubble. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F2FCED?

The RGB value is 242, 252, 237: 242 red, 252 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F2FCED?

The complementary color is #F7EDFC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F2FCED?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.92:1 and white text 1.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F2FCED color

#F2FCED rgb(242, 252, 237)

Shades of white

The hex color #F2FCED is a very light, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 94.9% red, 98.8% green and 92.9% blue (242, 252, 237).

Its hue angle is 100°, with 71% saturation and 96% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 1% black.

The closest named color is Floaty Bubble (#EAF5E7), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.92:1).

#F2FCED color codes

HEX	`#F2FCED`
RGB	`rgb(242, 252, 237)`
RGB percent	`rgb(94.9%, 98.8%, 92.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(100, 71%, 96%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(100, 6%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 6%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(97.88, -5.92, 6.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(97.88, 8.46, 134.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(86.712, 94.612, 93.798)`
Decimal	`15924461`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F2FCED, 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 #F2FCED	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F2FCED as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.92:1	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 #F2FCED looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f2fced; }
.text { color: #f2fced; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f2fced; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(242 252 237 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f2fced, #edfcf0); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #F2FCED?: #F2FCED is a very light, moderate green, closest to the named color Floaty Bubble. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F2FCED?: The RGB value is 242, 252, 237: 242 red, 252 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F2FCED?: The complementary color is #F7EDFC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F2FCED?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.92:1 and white text 1.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.