What color is #F7F7F4?

#F7F7F4 is a very light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Off White. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F7F7F4?

The RGB value is 247, 247, 244: 247 red, 247 green and 244 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F7F7F4?

The complementary color is #F4F4F7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F7F7F4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.57:1 and white text 1.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F7F7F4 color

#F7F7F4 rgb(247, 247, 244)

Shades of white

The hex color #F7F7F4 is a very light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.9% red, 96.9% green and 95.7% blue (247, 247, 244).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 16% saturation and 96% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 3% black.

The closest named color is Off White (#FAF9F6), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.57:1).

#F7F7F4 color codes

HEX	`#F7F7F4`
RGB	`rgb(247, 247, 244)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.9%, 96.9%, 95.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 16%, 96%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 1%, 97%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 1%, 3%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(97.16, -0.53, 1.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(97.16, 1.53, 110.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(87.945, 92.827, 98.855)`
Decimal	`16250868`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F7F7F4, 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 #F7F7F4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F7F7F4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.57:1	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 #F7F7F4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f7f7f4; }
.text { color: #f7f7f4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f7f7f4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(247 247 244 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f7f7f4, #f6f7f4); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #F7F7F4?: #F7F7F4 is a very light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Off White. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F7F7F4?: The RGB value is 247, 247, 244: 247 red, 247 green and 244 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F7F7F4?: The complementary color is #F4F4F7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F7F7F4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.57:1 and white text 1.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.