What color is #F4F2F8?

#F4F2F8 is a very light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Ghost White. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F4F2F8?

The RGB value is 244, 242, 248: 244 red, 242 green and 248 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F4F2F8?

The complementary color is #F6F8F2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F4F2F8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.9:1 and white text 1.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F4F2F8 color

#F4F2F8 rgb(244, 242, 248)

Shades of white

The hex color #F4F2F8 is a very light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 95.7% red, 94.9% green and 97.3% blue (244, 242, 248).

Its hue angle is 260°, with 30% saturation and 96% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 3% black.

The closest named color is Ghost White (#F8F8FF), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.9:1).

#F4F2F8 color codes

HEX	`#F4F2F8`
RGB	`rgb(244, 242, 248)`
RGB percent	`rgb(95.7%, 94.9%, 97.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(260, 30%, 96%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(260, 2%, 97%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 2%, 0%, 3%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(95.8, 1.73, -2.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(95.8, 3.16, 303.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(86.001, 89.515, 101.536)`
Decimal	`16052984`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F4F2F8, 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 #F4F2F8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F4F2F8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.9:1	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 #F4F2F8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f4f2f8; }
.text { color: #f4f2f8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f4f2f8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(244 242 248 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f4f2f8, #f7f2f8); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #F4F2F8?: #F4F2F8 is a very light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Ghost White. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F4F2F8?: The RGB value is 244, 242, 248: 244 red, 242 green and 248 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F4F2F8?: The complementary color is #F6F8F2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F4F2F8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.9:1 and white text 1.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.