What color is #F7EDE7?

#F7EDE7 is a very light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Frothy Milk. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F7EDE7?

The RGB value is 247, 237, 231: 247 red, 237 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F7EDE7?

The complementary color is #E7F1F7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F7EDE7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.22:1 and white text 1.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F7EDE7 color

#F7EDE7 rgb(247, 237, 231)

Shades of gray

The hex color #F7EDE7 is a very light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.9% red, 92.9% green and 90.6% blue (247, 237, 231).

Its hue angle is 23°, with 50% saturation and 94% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 6% yellow and 3% black.

The closest named color is Frothy Milk (#FAEDE6), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.22:1).

#F7EDE7 color codes

HEX	`#F7EDE7`
RGB	`rgb(247, 237, 231)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.9%, 92.9%, 90.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(23, 50%, 94%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(23, 6%, 97%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 6%, 3%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.36, 2.34, 4.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.36, 4.72, 60.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(83.064, 86.113, 87.831)`
Decimal	`16248295`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F7EDE7, 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 #F7EDE7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F7EDE7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.22:1	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 #F7EDE7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f7ede7; }
.text { color: #f7ede7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f7ede7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(247 237 231 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f7ede7, #f7f5e7); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #F7EDE7?: #F7EDE7 is a very light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Frothy Milk. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F7EDE7?: The RGB value is 247, 237, 231: 247 red, 237 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F7EDE7?: The complementary color is #E7F1F7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F7EDE7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.22:1 and white text 1.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.