What color is #F9F2F4?

#F9F2F4 is a very light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Grim White. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F9F2F4?

The RGB value is 249, 242, 244: 249 red, 242 green and 244 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F9F2F4?

The complementary color is #F2F9F7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F9F2F4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.04:1 and white text 1.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F9F2F4 color

#F9F2F4 rgb(249, 242, 244)

Shades of white

The hex color #F9F2F4 is a very light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 97.6% red, 94.9% green and 95.7% blue (249, 242, 244).

Its hue angle is 343°, with 37% saturation and 96% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 2% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Grim White (#F6F1F4), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.04:1).

#F9F2F4 color codes

HEX	`#F9F2F4`
RGB	`rgb(249, 242, 244)`
RGB percent	`rgb(97.6%, 94.9%, 95.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(343, 37%, 96%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(343, 3%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 2%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(96.07, 2.68, -0.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(96.07, 2.69, 357.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(87.146, 90.176, 98.385)`
Decimal	`16380660`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F9F2F4, 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 #F9F2F4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F9F2F4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.04:1	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 #F9F2F4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f9f2f4; }
.text { color: #f9f2f4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f9f2f4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(249 242 244 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f9f2f4, #f9f3f2); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #F9F2F4?: #F9F2F4 is a very light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Grim White. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F9F2F4?: The RGB value is 249, 242, 244: 249 red, 242 green and 244 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F9F2F4?: The complementary color is #F2F9F7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F9F2F4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.04:1 and white text 1.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.