What color is #F7EFEB?

#F7EFEB is a very light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Ivory Tower. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F7EFEB?

The RGB value is 247, 239, 235: 247 red, 239 green and 235 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F7EFEB?

The complementary color is #EBF3F7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F7EFEB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.5:1 and white text 1.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F7EFEB color

#F7EFEB rgb(247, 239, 235)

Shades of gray

The hex color #F7EFEB is a very light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.9% red, 93.7% green and 92.2% blue (247, 239, 235).

Its hue angle is 20°, with 43% saturation and 95% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 5% yellow and 3% black.

The closest named color is Ivory Tower (#FBF3F1), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.5:1).

#F7EFEB color codes

HEX	`#F7EFEB`
RGB	`rgb(247, 239, 235)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.9%, 93.7%, 92.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(20, 43%, 95%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(20, 5%, 97%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 5%, 3%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.95, 2, 2.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.95, 3.51, 55.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(84.218, 87.506, 91.035)`
Decimal	`16248811`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F7EFEB, 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 #F7EFEB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F7EFEB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.5:1	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 #F7EFEB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f7efeb; }
.text { color: #f7efeb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f7efeb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(247 239 235 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f7efeb, #f7f5eb); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #F7EFEB?: #F7EFEB is a very light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Ivory Tower. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F7EFEB?: The RGB value is 247, 239, 235: 247 red, 239 green and 235 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F7EFEB?: The complementary color is #EBF3F7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F7EFEB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.5:1 and white text 1.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.