#F2FAFD Color

#F2FAFD is rgb(242, 250, 253) in RGB, hsl(196, 73%, 97%) in HSL, and about cmyk(4%, 1%, 0%, 1%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Alice Blue (#F0F8FF), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 2.09. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#F2FAFD

HEX#F2FAFD

RGBrgb(242, 250, 253)

HSLhsl(196, 73%, 97%)

HSVhsv(196, 4%, 99%)

CMYKcmyk(4%, 1%, 0%, 1%)

OKLCHoklch(98% 0.009 222.1)

LABlab(97.73% -2.32 -2.41)

LCHlch(97.73% 3.34 226.04)

What #F2FAFD 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 #F2FAFD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Alice Blue#F0F8FFΔE 2.09 Azure#F0FFFFΔE 3.05 Ghost White#F8F8FFΔE 3.39 Cultured#F5F5F5ΔE 3.55 Cotton#FBFBF9ΔE 4.04 White#FFFFFFΔE 4.04

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#F2FAFD Channel Values

How #F2FAFD 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 250 · B 253	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 196° · S 73% · L 97%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 196° · S 4% · V 99%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 4% · M 1% · Y 0% · K 1%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.06:1 vs white · 19.87:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #F2FAFD 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 text1.06:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text19.87:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #F2FAFD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #F2FAFD; 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 #F2FAFD

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

#F2FAFD

#F6FCFE

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #F2FAFD.

How #F2FAFD 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#F2FAFD

Protanopia#F9F9FD

Protanomaly#F6F9FD

Deuteranopia#F7F7FD

Deuteranomaly#F5F8FD

Tritanopia#F2FAFA

Tritanomaly#F2FAFB

Achromatopsia#F9F9F9

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Using #F2FAFD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-f2fafd: #F2FAFD;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #F2FAFD;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-f2fafd': '#F2FAFD' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.949, green: 0.980, blue: 0.992)

Android XML<color name="color_f2fafd">#F2FAFD</color>

SVG fillfill="#F2FAFD"

More Teal Colors

#F2FAFD sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

002424 f5ffff 002a38 f0ffff 002d2e eefbfb 003333 ecfeff 003542 ecf7f9 003838 ebffff 006466 009999 00ebeb 0d1616 192929 24fbff 36747d 50bfe6 73a9c2 8dd9cc aec6cf ccffff

#F2FAFD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #F2FAFD?

#F2FAFD is a lightest teal — rgb(242, 250, 253) in RGB and hsl(196, 73%, 97%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Alice Blue (#F0F8FF), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 2.09.

What is the RGB value of #F2FAFD?

#F2FAFD is rgb(242, 250, 253) — red 242, green 250, and blue 253 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #F2FAFD?

#F2FAFD converts to approximately cmyk(4%, 1%, 0%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #F2FAFD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #F2FAFD scores 1.06:1 against white and 19.87:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #F2FAFD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #F2FAFD 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 aliceblue (#F0F8FF) at a CIE76 distance of 2.09, which is below the threshold most people can see.

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