What color is #F7F5EE?

#F7F5EE is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Morning Snow. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F7F5EE?

The RGB value is 247, 245, 238: 247 red, 245 green and 238 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F7F5EE?

The complementary color is #EEF0F7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F7F5EE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.25:1 and white text 1.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F7F5EE color

#F7F5EE rgb(247, 245, 238)

Shades of white

The hex color #F7F5EE is a very light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.9% red, 96.1% green and 93.3% blue (247, 245, 238).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 36% saturation and 95% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 4% yellow and 3% black.

The closest named color is Morning Snow (#F5F4ED), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.25:1).

#F7F5EE color codes

HEX	`#F7F5EE`
RGB	`rgb(247, 245, 238)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.9%, 96.1%, 93.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 36%, 95%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 4%, 97%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 4%, 3%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(96.51, -0.54, 3.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(96.51, 3.64, 98.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(86.441, 91.252, 93.932)`
Decimal	`16250350`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F7F5EE, 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 #F7F5EE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F7F5EE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.25:1	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 #F7F5EE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f7f5ee; }
.text { color: #f7f5ee; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f7f5ee; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(247 245 238 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f7f5ee, #f4f7ee); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #F7F5EE?: #F7F5EE is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Morning Snow. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F7F5EE?: The RGB value is 247, 245, 238: 247 red, 245 green and 238 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F7F5EE?: The complementary color is #EEF0F7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F7F5EE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.25:1 and white text 1.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.