What color is #F7FAF2?

#F7FAF2 is a very light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Milk. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F7FAF2?

The RGB value is 247, 250, 242: 247 red, 250 green and 242 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F7FAF2?

The complementary color is #F5F2FA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F7FAF2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.91:1 and white text 1.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F7FAF2 color

#F7FAF2 rgb(247, 250, 242)

Shades of white

The hex color #F7FAF2 is a very light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.9% red, 98% green and 94.9% blue (247, 250, 242).

Its hue angle is 82°, with 44% saturation and 96% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Milk (#FDFFF5), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.91:1).

#F7FAF2 color codes

HEX	`#F7FAF2`
RGB	`rgb(247, 250, 242)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.9%, 98%, 94.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(82, 44%, 96%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(82, 3%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 3%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(97.86, -2.39, 3.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(97.86, 4.22, 124.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(88.568, 94.556, 97.572)`
Decimal	`16251634`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F7FAF2, 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 #F7FAF2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F7FAF2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.91:1	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 #F7FAF2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f7faf2; }
.text { color: #f7faf2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f7faf2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(247 250 242 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f7faf2, #f3faf2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Bone White.

Questions

What color is #F7FAF2?: #F7FAF2 is a very light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Milk. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F7FAF2?: The RGB value is 247, 250, 242: 247 red, 250 green and 242 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F7FAF2?: The complementary color is #F5F2FA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F7FAF2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.91:1 and white text 1.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.