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#f7f3f2

a pale, soft red · warm · closest name: Snow

RGB
247, 243, 242
HSL
12°, 24%, 96%
CMYK
0, 2, 2, 3
Luminance
0.9029

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #f7f3f2 is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#f7f3f2
Hue
12°
red
Saturation
24%
soft
Lightness
96%
pale
Brightness
97%
HSV value
Perceived
96%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.9029
WCAG relative
Temperature
Warm
23/100 cool
Color family
Red
Tone
Soft
Best ink
Black
19.06:1
Closest name
Snow
ΔE2000 1.7
Where it sits
Hue12° of 360°
Saturation24%
Lightness96%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool23% cool

Reads warm. Warm and cool siblings keep the same lightness, so you can swap one in without redoing your contrast maths.

Every format

HEX#f7f3f2
RGBrgb(247, 243, 242)
HSLhsl(12, 24%, 96%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 2%, 2%, 3%)
LABlab(96.1 1.2 0.9)
LCHlch(96.1 1.5 39.3)
OKLCHoklch(0.967 0.004 34.3)
Decimal16249842
Display P3color(display-p3 0.969 0.953 0.949)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #f7f3f2;
background-color: #f7f3f2;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#f7f3f2] bg-[#f7f3f2]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #f7f3f2;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.969, green: 0.953, blue: 0.949)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#f7f3f2")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFF7F3F2)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(242, 243, 247)

Best text color

Only one of black and white can be right. This is the one, with the number that proves it.

Readable at a glance#000000 on #f7f3f2 · 19.06:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 1.10:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 19.06:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #f7f3f2 as text scores 1.10:1 on white and 19.06:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#f7f3f2 on white: 1.10:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#f7f3f2 on black: 19.06:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #F4F3F2
deuteranopia · #F5F4F2
tritanopia · #F8F3F3

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #f7f3f2 is pinned to step 50; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#f7f3f2
#F3EEED
#E5DAD7
#D4BFBA
#BF9F97
#AA7F74
#98695D
#7E574E
#65463E
#4B3530
#2F211E
Base = 50Lightest = 50 · #f7f3f2Darkest = 950 · #2F211E
:root {
  --brand-50: #f7f3f2;
  --brand-100: #F3EEED;
  --brand-200: #E5DAD7;
  --brand-300: #D4BFBA;
  --brand-400: #BF9F97;
  --brand-500: #AA7F74;
  --brand-600: #98695D;
  --brand-700: #7E574E;
  --brand-800: #65463E;
  --brand-900: #4B3530;
  --brand-950: #2F211E;
  --brand: #f7f3f2;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #f7f3f2

Not a palette — a role sheet. Each swatch answers one question you will hit while building the component.

Text on it#000000
Black wins here
Surface#F9F6F6
Tinted page background
Border#E0D0CC
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#8E6257
Captions on the surface
Accent#4E7E7E
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#4F3731
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#F5F0EF
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#231815
Dark-mode background
Light mode
Everything in its place

Surface, border, heading and body all derive from this one hue, so the screen stays coherent without a second palette.

Primary actionSecondaryBadge
Dark mode
Same hue, inverted

Lightness flips, hue holds. The accent stays the anchor in both themes.

Primary actionSecondaryAccent

How to use #f7f3f2

Derived from its contrast, chroma and lightness — not from taste.

Works well for
  • Text and icons on dark surfaces
  • Charts, tags and secondary surfaces
  • Card and section backgrounds
  • Brand accents, badges and data highlights
Use with care
  • 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#F2F6F7
Analogous left#F7F2F4
Analogous right#F7F6F2
Split-complement 1#F2F7F6
Split-complement 2#F2F4F7
Triadic 1#F2F7F3
Triadic 2#F3F2F7
Tetradic#F4F7F2

RGB percentages

Red96.9%
Green95.3%
Blue94.9%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta1.6%
Yellow2.0%
Key (black)3.1%

Color previews

#f7f3f2 text on a black background

contrast 19.06:1

Card sample

#f7f3f2 text on a white background

contrast 1.10:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #f7f3f2;
Background color
Panel with #f7f3f2 background
background-color: #f7f3f2;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #f7f3f2;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(247, 243, 242, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(247, 243, 242, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #f7f3f2;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f7f3f2, #F7F6F2);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #f7f3f2

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.

#f7f3f2 in the real world

Where a color in this family tends to land, and the interface roles it is usually asked to play.

Industries
Food and drinkEntertainmentRetailSport
Common UI roles
SurfacesBadgesHighlightsEmpty states
Print note

Very light tints can drop out on uncoated stock; check it at 100% size before signing off.

#f7f3f2, answered

What color is #f7f3f2?

#f7f3f2 is a pale soft red, closest to Snow (ΔE2000 1.7). It sits at 12° on the hue wheel with 24% saturation and 96% lightness, which reads as warm.

What is the RGB value of #f7f3f2?

rgb(247, 243, 242) — 247 red, 243 green and 242 blue out of 255, or 96.9% / 95.3% / 94.9% by channel.

Is #f7f3f2 a light or a dark color?

It is a light color. Relative luminance is 0.9029 and perceived brightness is 96%, so black text on it reaches 19.06:1.

Should I use black or white text on #f7f3f2?

Black. It scores 19.06:1 against #f7f3f2, versus 1.10:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #f7f3f2?

#F2F6F7 sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #F2F7F6 and #F2F4F7, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #f7f3f2?

For interface work: #F9F6F6 as the surface, #E0D0CC for borders, #8E6257 for secondary text, #4E7E7E as an accent and #4F3731 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #F7F2F4 and #F7F6F2 stays calm, while #F2F6F7 is the loudest partner.

What is #f7f3f2 in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(0%, 2%, 2%, 3%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — ask your printer for a proof before committing to a run.

Is #f7f3f2 warm or cool?

Warm — it scores 23 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #F7F4F2; nudged cooler, #F7F2F3.

Work with #f7f3f2 in the Color Lab