What color is #F4F2EF?

#F4F2EF is a very light, grayish orange, closest to the named color White Chalk. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F4F2EF?

The RGB value is 244, 242, 239: 244 red, 242 green and 239 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F4F2EF?

The complementary color is #EFF1F4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F4F2EF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.79:1 and white text 1.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F4F2EF color

#F4F2EF rgb(244, 242, 239)

Shades of white

The hex color #F4F2EF is a very light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 95.7% red, 94.9% green and 93.7% blue (244, 242, 239).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 19% saturation and 95% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 2% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is White Chalk (#F6F4F1), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.79:1).

#F4F2EF color codes

HEX	`#F4F2EF`
RGB	`rgb(244, 242, 239)`
RGB percent	`rgb(95.7%, 94.9%, 93.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 19%, 95%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 2%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 2%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(95.57, 0.14, 1.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(95.57, 1.68, 85.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(84.638, 88.97, 94.359)`
Decimal	`16052975`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F4F2EF, 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 #F4F2EF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F4F2EF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.79:1	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 #F4F2EF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f4f2ef; }
.text { color: #f4f2ef; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f4f2ef; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(244 242 239 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f4f2ef, #f4f4ef); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #F4F2EF?: #F4F2EF is a very light, grayish orange, closest to the named color White Chalk. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F4F2EF?: The RGB value is 244, 242, 239: 244 red, 242 green and 239 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F4F2EF?: The complementary color is #EFF1F4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F4F2EF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.79:1 and white text 1.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.