What color is #F2FFE5?

#F2FFE5 is a very light, vivid green, closest to the named color Milk Foam. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F2FFE5?

The RGB value is 242, 255, 229: 242 red, 255 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F2FFE5?

The complementary color is #F2E5FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F2FFE5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 20.21:1 and white text 1.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F2FFE5 color

#F2FFE5 rgb(242, 255, 229)

Shades of green

The hex color #F2FFE5 is a very light, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 94.9% red, 100% green and 89.8% blue (242, 255, 229).

Its hue angle is 90°, with 100% saturation and 95% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Milk Foam (#F6FFE8), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.21:1).

#F2FFE5 color codes

HEX	`#F2FFE5`
RGB	`rgb(242, 255, 229)`
RGB percent	`rgb(94.9%, 100%, 89.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(90, 100%, 95%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(90, 10%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 10%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(98.45, -8.76, 10.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(98.45, 14.04, 128.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(86.519, 96.054, 88.096)`
Decimal	`15925221`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F2FFE5, 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 #F2FFE5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F2FFE5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.21:1	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 #F2FFE5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f2ffe5; }
.text { color: #f2ffe5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f2ffe5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(242 255 229 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f2ffe5, #e5ffe5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honeydew.

Questions

What color is #F2FFE5?: #F2FFE5 is a very light, vivid green, closest to the named color Milk Foam. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F2FFE5?: The RGB value is 242, 255, 229: 242 red, 255 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F2FFE5?: The complementary color is #F2E5FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F2FFE5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 20.21:1 and white text 1.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.