What color is #F8F2EE?

#F8F2EE 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 #F8F2EE?

The RGB value is 248, 242, 238: 248 red, 242 green and 238 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F8F2EE?

The complementary color is #EEF4F8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F8F2EE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.93:1 and white text 1.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F8F2EE color

#F8F2EE rgb(248, 242, 238)

Shades of white

The hex color #F8F2EE is a very light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 97.3% red, 94.9% green and 93.3% blue (248, 242, 238).

Its hue angle is 24°, with 42% saturation and 95% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 4% yellow and 3% black.

The closest named color is Silver Bird (#FBF5F0), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.93:1).

#F8F2EE color codes

HEX	`#F8F2EE`
RGB	`rgb(248, 242, 238)`
RGB percent	`rgb(97.3%, 94.9%, 93.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(24, 42%, 95%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(24, 4%, 97%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 4%, 3%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(95.84, 1.32, 2.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(95.84, 2.95, 63.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(85.894, 89.634, 93.648)`
Decimal	`16315118`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F8F2EE, 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 #F8F2EE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F8F2EE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.93:1	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 #F8F2EE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f8f2ee; }
.text { color: #f8f2ee; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f8f2ee; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(248 242 238 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f8f2ee, #f8f7ee); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Seashell.

Questions

What color is #F8F2EE?: #F8F2EE 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 #F8F2EE?: The RGB value is 248, 242, 238: 248 red, 242 green and 238 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F8F2EE?: The complementary color is #EEF4F8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F8F2EE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.93:1 and white text 1.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.