What color is #F7ECDB?

#F7ECDB is a very light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Long Beach. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F7ECDB?

The RGB value is 247, 236, 219: 247 red, 236 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F7ECDB?

The complementary color is #DBE6F7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F7ECDB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.98:1 and white text 1.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F7ECDB color

#F7ECDB rgb(247, 236, 219)

Shades of beige

The hex color #F7ECDB is a very light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.9% red, 92.5% green and 85.9% blue (247, 236, 219).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 64% saturation and 91% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 11% yellow and 3% black.

The closest named color is Long Beach (#FAEFDF), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.98:1).

#F7ECDB color codes

HEX	`#F7ECDB`
RGB	`rgb(247, 236, 219)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.9%, 92.5%, 85.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 64%, 91%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 11%, 97%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 11%, 3%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.83, 0.9, 9.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.83, 9.61, 84.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(81.138, 84.881, 79.113)`
Decimal	`16248027`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F7ECDB, 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 #F7ECDB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F7ECDB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.98:1	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 #F7ECDB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f7ecdb; }
.text { color: #f7ecdb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f7ecdb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(247 236 219 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f7ecdb, #f4f7db); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Antique White.

Questions

What color is #F7ECDB?: #F7ECDB is a very light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Long Beach. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F7ECDB?: The RGB value is 247, 236, 219: 247 red, 236 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F7ECDB?: The complementary color is #DBE6F7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F7ECDB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.98:1 and white text 1.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.