What color is #F2FDDE?

#F2FDDE is a very light, vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Futon. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F2FDDE?

The RGB value is 242, 253, 222: 242 red, 253 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F2FDDE?

The complementary color is #E9DEFD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F2FDDE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.88:1 and white text 1.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F2FDDE color

#F2FDDE rgb(242, 253, 222)

Shades of green

The hex color #F2FDDE is a very light, vivid yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 94.9% red, 99.2% green and 87.1% blue (242, 253, 222).

Its hue angle is 81°, with 89% saturation and 93% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 1% black.

The closest named color is Futon (#EDF6DB), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.88:1).

#F2FDDE color codes

HEX	`#F2FDDE`
RGB	`rgb(242, 253, 222)`
RGB percent	`rgb(94.9%, 99.2%, 87.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(81, 89%, 93%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(81, 12%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 12%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(97.79, -8.91, 13.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(97.79, 16.27, 123.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(84.926, 94.402, 82.84)`
Decimal	`15924702`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F2FDDE, 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 #F2FDDE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F2FDDE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.88:1	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 #F2FDDE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f2fdde; }
.text { color: #f2fdde; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f2fdde; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(242 253 222 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f2fdde, #e3fdde); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Yellow.

Questions

What color is #F2FDDE?: #F2FDDE is a very light, vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Futon. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F2FDDE?: The RGB value is 242, 253, 222: 242 red, 253 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F2FDDE?: The complementary color is #E9DEFD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F2FDDE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.88:1 and white text 1.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.