What color is #F7F2EF?

#F7F2EF is a very light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Silver Bird. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F7F2EF?

The RGB value is 247, 242, 239: 247 red, 242 green and 239 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F7F2EF?

The complementary color is #EFF4F7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F7F2EF?

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.

#F7F2EF color

#F7F2EF rgb(247, 242, 239)

Shades of white

The hex color #F7F2EF is a very light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.9% red, 94.9% green and 93.7% blue (247, 242, 239).

Its hue angle is 22°, with 33% saturation and 95% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 3% yellow and 3% black.

The closest named color is Silver Bird (#FBF5F0), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#F7F2EF color codes

HEX	`#F7F2EF`
RGB	`rgb(247, 242, 239)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.9%, 94.9%, 93.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(22, 33%, 95%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(22, 3%, 97%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 3%, 3%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(95.79, 1.15, 2.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(95.79, 2.34, 60.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(85.688, 89.511, 94.408)`
Decimal	`16249583`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F7F2EF, 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 #F7F2EF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F7F2EF 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 #F7F2EF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f7f2ef; }
.text { color: #f7f2ef; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f7f2ef; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(247 242 239 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f7f2ef, #f7f6ef); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Snow White.

Questions

What color is #F7F2EF?: #F7F2EF is a very light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Silver Bird. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F7F2EF?: The RGB value is 247, 242, 239: 247 red, 242 green and 239 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F7F2EF?: The complementary color is #EFF4F7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F7F2EF?: 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.