What color is #F7F5E2?

#F7F5E2 is a very light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Full Moon. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F7F5E2?

The RGB value is 247, 245, 226: 247 red, 245 green and 226 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F7F5E2?

The complementary color is #E2E4F7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F7F5E2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.11:1 and white text 1.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F7F5E2 color

#F7F5E2 rgb(247, 245, 226)

Shades of white

The hex color #F7F5E2 is a very light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.9% red, 96.1% green and 88.6% blue (247, 245, 226).

Its hue angle is 54°, with 57% saturation and 93% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 9% yellow and 3% black.

The closest named color is Full Moon (#F4F3E0), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.11:1).

#F7F5E2 color codes

HEX	`#F7F5E2`
RGB	`rgb(247, 245, 226)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.9%, 96.1%, 88.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(54, 57%, 93%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(54, 9%, 97%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 9%, 3%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(96.23, -2.54, 9.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(96.23, 9.72, 105.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(84.736, 90.57, 84.955)`
Decimal	`16250338`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F7F5E2, 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 #F7F5E2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F7F5E2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.11:1	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 #F7F5E2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f7f5e2; }
.text { color: #f7f5e2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f7f5e2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(247 245 226 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f7f5e2, #eef7e2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Beige.

Questions

What color is #F7F5E2?: #F7F5E2 is a very light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Full Moon. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F7F5E2?: The RGB value is 247, 245, 226: 247 red, 245 green and 226 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F7F5E2?: The complementary color is #E2E4F7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F7F5E2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.11:1 and white text 1.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.