What color is #FFFFF2?

#FFFFF2 is a very light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Ivory. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FFFFF2?

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

What is the complementary color of #FFFFF2?

The complementary color is #F2F2FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFFFF2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 20.84:1 and white text 1.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FFFFF2 color

#FFFFF2 rgb(255, 255, 242)

Shades of white

The hex color #FFFFF2 is a very light, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 100% green and 94.9% blue (255, 255, 242).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 100% saturation and 97% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Ivory (#FFFFF0), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.84:1).

#FFFFF2 color codes

HEX	`#FFFFF2`
RGB	`rgb(255, 255, 242)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 100%, 94.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 100%, 97%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 5%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 5%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(99.69, -2.22, 6.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(99.69, 6.59, 109.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(93.025, 99.191, 98.232)`
Decimal	`16777202`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FFFFF2, 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 #FFFFF2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFFFF2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.84:1	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 #FFFFF2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fffff2; }
.text { color: #fffff2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fffff2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 255 242 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fffff2, #f9fff2); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #FFFFF2?: #FFFFF2 is a very light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Ivory. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FFFFF2?: The RGB value is 255, 255, 242: 255 red, 255 green and 242 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FFFFF2?: The complementary color is #F2F2FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFFFF2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 20.84:1 and white text 1.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.