What color is #F9F5F2?

#F9F5F2 is a very light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Venerable White. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F9F5F2?

The RGB value is 249, 245, 242: 249 red, 245 green and 242 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F9F5F2?

The complementary color is #F2F6F9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F9F5F2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.37:1 and white text 1.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F9F5F2 color

#F9F5F2 rgb(249, 245, 242)

Shades of white

The hex color #F9F5F2 is a very light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 97.6% red, 96.1% green and 94.9% blue (249, 245, 242).

Its hue angle is 26°, with 37% saturation and 96% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 3% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Venerable White (#F7F5F3), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.37:1).

#F9F5F2 color codes

HEX	`#F9F5F2`
RGB	`rgb(249, 245, 242)`
RGB percent	`rgb(97.6%, 96.1%, 94.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(26, 37%, 96%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(26, 3%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 3%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(96.76, 0.81, 1.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(96.76, 2.08, 67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(87.744, 91.856, 97.095)`
Decimal	`16381426`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F9F5F2, 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 #F9F5F2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F9F5F2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.37:1	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 #F9F5F2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f9f5f2; }
.text { color: #f9f5f2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f9f5f2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(249 245 242 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f9f5f2, #f9f9f2); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #F9F5F2?: #F9F5F2 is a very light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Venerable White. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F9F5F2?: The RGB value is 249, 245, 242: 249 red, 245 green and 242 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F9F5F2?: The complementary color is #F2F6F9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F9F5F2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.37:1 and white text 1.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.