What color is #F2FFE1?

#F2FFE1 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 #F2FFE1?

The RGB value is 242, 255, 225: 242 red, 255 green and 225 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F2FFE1?

The complementary color is #EEE1FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F2FFE1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 20.17:1 and white text 1.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F2FFE1 color

#F2FFE1 rgb(242, 255, 225)

Shades of green

The hex color #F2FFE1 is a very light, vivid yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 94.9% red, 100% green and 88.2% blue (242, 255, 225).

Its hue angle is 86°, with 100% saturation and 94% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Futon (#EDF6DB), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.17:1).

#F2FFE1 color codes

HEX	`#F2FFE1`
RGB	`rgb(242, 255, 225)`
RGB percent	`rgb(94.9%, 100%, 88.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(86, 100%, 94%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(86, 12%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 12%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(98.37, -9.42, 12.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(98.37, 15.96, 126.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(85.966, 95.833, 85.188)`
Decimal	`15925217`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F2FFE1, 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 #F2FFE1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F2FFE1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.17:1	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 #F2FFE1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f2ffe1; }
.text { color: #f2ffe1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f2ffe1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(242 255 225 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f2ffe1, #e3ffe1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Yellow.

Questions

What color is #F2FFE1?: #F2FFE1 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 #F2FFE1?: The RGB value is 242, 255, 225: 242 red, 255 green and 225 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F2FFE1?: The complementary color is #EEE1FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F2FFE1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 20.17:1 and white text 1.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.