#F2F7ED
Closest named color: White Smoke (#F5F5F5). oklch(97% 0.014 128.6), rgb(242, 247, 237).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (19.30:1).
About this color
#F2F7ED is a very light close to neutral grey. In OKLCH its lightness is 97%, its chroma 0.014. It has too little chroma to lean warm or cool. The nearest named color is White Smoke (#F5F5F5), ΔE 0.014 away. Black text reads best on it, at 19.30:1.
| Hue family | Neutrals |
| Lightness | very light (97%) |
| Chroma | close to neutral grey (0.014) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Nearest name | White Smoke (#F5F5F5) |
| Black text | 19.30:1 |
| White text | 1.08:1 |
Values
| HEX | #F2F7ED |
| RGB | rgb(242, 247, 237) |
| HSL | hsl(90, 38%, 95%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(97% 0.014 128.6) |
Contrast
WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.
| Pair | WCAG 2 | Result | APCA | APCA guidance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White text on #F2F7ED | 1.08:1 | Fails | Lc 0.0 | Not readable |
| Black text on #F2F7ED | 19.30:1 | AAA | Lc 100.2 | Preferred for body text |
| #F2F7ED text on white | 1.08:1 | Fails | Lc 0.0 | Not readable |
| #F2F7ED text on black | 19.30:1 | AAA | Lc -101.5 | Preferred for body text |
Tints and shades
A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 50.
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Step 50
50 (this color)
#F2F7ED
oklch(97% 0.014 128.6)
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Step 100
100
#E9EAE7
oklch(93.5% 0.004 121.6)
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Step 200
200
#D7DAD3
oklch(88.4% 0.01 125.7)
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Step 300
300
#BDC3B7
oklch(80.9% 0.018 128.7)
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Step 400
400
#9BA491
oklch(70.6% 0.029 127.9)
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Step 500
500
#838E76
oklch(63.1% 0.037 127.5)
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Step 600
600
#6C785F
oklch(55.5% 0.04 128.5)
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Step 700
700
#5A654E
oklch(49% 0.038 128.5)
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Step 800
800
#4A5340
oklch(42.8% 0.032 128.3)
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Step 900
900
#3E4437
oklch(37.7% 0.023 127.7)
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Step 950
950
#242820
oklch(27% 0.016 129.1)
#F2F7ED with color blindness
Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.
| Vision | Seen as | Shift (ΔE) |
|---|---|---|
| Protanopia (no red cones) | #F8F5EC | 0.009 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #F7F5ED | 0.008 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #F2F6F4 | 0.011 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #F5F5F5 | 0.014 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
This color is close to neutral, so it has no meaningful hue to rotate. Hue harmonies are omitted.
Palettes with this color
Curated palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.04 (OKLab) of #F2F7ED, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- White Smoke #F5F5F5 ΔE 0.014
- Old Lace #FDF5E6 ΔE 0.016
- Seashell #FFF5EE ΔE 0.018
- Linen #FAF0E6 ΔE 0.019
- Cultured #F8F9FA ΔE 0.019
- Honeydew #F0FFF0 ΔE 0.020
- Anti-Flash White #EDF2F4 ΔE 0.020
- Floral White #FFFAF0 ΔE 0.020
Use #F2F7ED in your product
Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.