#F2EEED Color

#F2EEED is rgb(242, 238, 237) in RGB, hsl(12, 16%, 94%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 2%, 2%, 5%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Isabelline (#F4F0EC), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.63. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#F2EEED

HEX#F2EEED

RGBrgb(242, 238, 237)

HSLhsl(12, 16%, 94%)

HSVhsv(12, 2%, 95%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 2%, 2%, 5%)

OKLCHoklch(95.2% 0.005 34.3)

LABlab(94.39% 1.26 0.98)

LCHlch(94.39% 1.60 38.06)

What #F2EEED Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #F2EEED, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Isabelline#F4F0ECΔE 1.63 Cultured#F5F5F5ΔE 2.68 Chalk#F7F7F2ΔE 3.63 Off White#FAF9F6ΔE 3.83 Platinum#E5E4E2ΔE 3.95 Snow#FFFAFAΔE 4.31

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#F2EEED Channel Values

How #F2EEED breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 242 · G 238 · B 237	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 12° · S 16% · L 94%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 12° · S 2% · V 95%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 2% · Y 2% · K 5%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.15:1 vs white · 18.23:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #F2EEED background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.15:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text18.23:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #F2EEED

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #F2EEED; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base

Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #F2EEED

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#F4F1F0

#F6F4F3

#F9F7F6

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #F2EEED.

How #F2EEED Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#F2EEED

Protanopia#EFEFED

Protanomaly#F0EEED

Deuteranopia#EFEFED

Deuteranomaly#F0EFED

Tritanopia#F2EEEE

Tritanomaly#F2EEEE

Achromatopsia#EFEFEF

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Using #F2EEED in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-f2eeed: #F2EEED;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #F2EEED;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-f2eeed': '#F2EEED' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.949, green: 0.933, blue: 0.929)

Android XML<color name="color_f2eeed">#F2EEED</color>

SVG fillfill="#F2EEED"

More Red Colors

#F2EEED sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

1f0000 fffafa 1f0005 fff5f5 1f0008 fff1f2 240000 fff1f0 240909 fff0f2 270707 ffedeb 4e0707 710f04 940000 a81c07 c0362c cdacac e30022 ee204d fa8072 ff1818 ff6467 ffb7c5

#F2EEED Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #F2EEED?

#F2EEED is a lightest red — rgb(242, 238, 237) in RGB and hsl(12, 16%, 94%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Isabelline (#F4F0EC), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.63.

What is the RGB value of #F2EEED?

#F2EEED is rgb(242, 238, 237) — red 242, green 238, and blue 237 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #F2EEED?

#F2EEED converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 2%, 2%, 5%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #F2EEED be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #F2EEED scores 1.15:1 against white and 18.23:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #F2EEED as a CSS color keyword?

No. #F2EEED is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is whitesmoke (#F5F5F5) at a CIE76 distance of 2.68, which is very hard to tell apart.

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