What color is #F2FFDD?

#F2FFDD 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 #F2FFDD?

The RGB value is 242, 255, 221: 242 red, 255 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F2FFDD?

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

Is black or white text better on #F2FFDD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 20.12:1 and white text 1.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F2FFDD color

#F2FFDD rgb(242, 255, 221)

Shades of green

The hex color #F2FFDD is a very light, vivid yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 94.9% red, 100% green and 86.7% blue (242, 255, 221).

Its hue angle is 83°, with 100% saturation and 93% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Futon (#EDF6DB), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.12:1).

#F2FFDD color codes

HEX	`#F2FFDD`
RGB	`rgb(242, 255, 221)`
RGB percent	`rgb(94.9%, 100%, 86.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(83, 100%, 93%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(83, 13%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 13%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(98.28, -10.06, 14.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(98.28, 17.91, 124.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(85.427, 95.618, 82.348)`
Decimal	`15925213`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F2FFDD, 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 #F2FFDD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F2FFDD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.12:1	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 #F2FFDD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f2ffdd; }
.text { color: #f2ffdd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f2ffdd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(242 255 221 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f2ffdd, #e1ffdd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Goldenrod Yellow.

Questions

What color is #F2FFDD?: #F2FFDD 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 #F2FFDD?: The RGB value is 242, 255, 221: 242 red, 255 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F2FFDD?: The complementary color is #EADDFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F2FFDD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 20.12:1 and white text 1.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.