#f2f5ec
a pale, soft green · neutral · closest name: Ivory
At a glance
Every number on this page in one read: what #f2f5ec is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.
Reads neutral. Warm and cool siblings keep the same lightness, so you can swap one in without redoing your contrast maths.
Every format
| HEX | #f2f5ec |
| RGB | rgb(242, 245, 236) |
| HSL | hsl(80, 31%, 94%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(1%, 0%, 4%, 4%) |
| LAB | lab(96.1 -2.6 4.0) |
| LCH | lch(96.1 4.7 122.9) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.965 0.012 121.7) |
| Decimal | 15922668 |
| Display P3 | color(display-p3 0.949 0.961 0.925) |
Copy-ready code
/* CSS */
color: #f2f5ec;
background-color: #f2f5ec;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#f2f5ec] bg-[#f2f5ec]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #f2f5ec;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.949, green: 0.961, blue: 0.925)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#f2f5ec")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFF2F5EC)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(236, 245, 242)Best text color
Only one of black and white can be right. This is the one, with the number that proves it.
Accessibility — WCAG contrast
Color scale — 50 to 950
A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #f2f5ec is pinned to step 100; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.
:root {
--brand-50: #F8F9F6;
--brand-100: #f2f5ec;
--brand-200: #E1E7D5;
--brand-300: #CDD8B6;
--brand-400: #B4C591;
--brand-500: #9AB26C;
--brand-600: #87A054;
--brand-700: #718646;
--brand-800: #5A6B38;
--brand-900: #434F2C;
--brand-950: #2A311B;
--brand: #f2f5ec;
--brand-ink: #000000;
}Colors that work with #f2f5ec
Not a palette — a role sheet. Each swatch answers one question you will hit while building the component.
Surface, border, heading and body all derive from this one hue, so the screen stays coherent without a second palette.
Lightness flips, hue holds. The accent stays the anchor in both themes.
How to use #f2f5ec
Derived from its contrast, chroma and lightness — not from taste.
- ✓Text and icons on dark surfaces
- ✓Charts, tags and secondary surfaces
- ✓Card and section backgrounds
- ✓Brand accents, badges and data highlights
- ⚠Text of any size on white — fails WCAG AA
- ⚠White text placed on it
- ⚠Pairing with a same-lightness hue — edges vibrate
Similar colors
One move away from this hex in each direction. Every swatch is its own page.
Color relationships
The wheel positions with their names attached, so you can grab the one you actually need.
| Complementary | #EFECF5 | Directly opposite — maximum tension | |
| Analogous left | #F5F3EC | Neighbour, quieter | |
| Analogous right | #EDF5EC | Neighbour, quieter | |
| Split-complement 1 | #ECEDF5 | Contrast without the clash | |
| Split-complement 2 | #F3ECF5 | Contrast without the clash | |
| Triadic 1 | #ECF2F5 | Even thirds — balanced and loud | |
| Triadic 2 | #F5ECF2 | Even thirds — balanced and loud | |
| Tetradic | #ECF5F3 | Fourth corner of the square scheme |
RGB percentages
CMYK percentages
Color previews
#f2f5ec text on a black background
contrast 19.05:1
#f2f5ec text on a white background
contrast 1.10:1
CSS3 live lab
The quick brown fox
color: #f2f5ec;
background-color: #f2f5ec;
Glowing headline
text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #f2f5ec;
Soft neon halo
text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(242, 245, 236, 0.45);
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(242, 245, 236, 0.45);
border: 3px solid #f2f5ec; background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f2f5ec, #ECF5EC);
Monochromatic scale
Palettes built from #f2f5ec
Shades — darker
Tints — lighter
Color harmonies
Nearest named colors
Ranked with CIEDE2000 across all 139 CSS keywords. Under ΔE 2 the eye stops telling them apart; over ΔE 10 they are plainly different colors.
Closest color with a full write-up: Ivory (#fffff0) — ΔE2000 3.3 away, with its history, psychology and brand usage.
#f2f5ec in the real world
Where a color in this family tends to land, and the interface roles it is usually asked to play.
Very light tints can drop out on uncoated stock; check it at 100% size before signing off.
#f2f5ec, answered
What color is #f2f5ec?
#f2f5ec is a pale soft green, closest to Ivory (ΔE2000 3.3). It sits at 80° on the hue wheel with 31% saturation and 94% lightness, which reads as neutral.
What is the RGB value of #f2f5ec?
rgb(242, 245, 236) — 242 red, 245 green and 236 blue out of 255, or 94.9% / 96.1% / 92.5% by channel.
Is #f2f5ec a light or a dark color?
It is a light color. Relative luminance is 0.9024 and perceived brightness is 95%, so black text on it reaches 19.05:1.
Should I use black or white text on #f2f5ec?
Black. It scores 19.05:1 against #f2f5ec, versus 1.10:1 for white — AAA at any size.
What is the complementary color of #f2f5ec?
#EFECF5 sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #ECEDF5 and #F3ECF5, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.
What colors go well with #f2f5ec?
For interface work: #F8FAF5 as the surface, #DAE3CA for borders, #7F964F for secondary text, #463F8D as an accent and #46542C for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #F5F3EC and #EDF5EC stays calm, while #EFECF5 is the loudest partner.
What is #f2f5ec in CMYK for printing?
cmyk(1%, 0%, 4%, 4%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — ask your printer for a proof before committing to a run.
Is #f2f5ec warm or cool?
Neutral — it scores 43 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #F5F5EC; nudged cooler, #EFF5EC.