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#F7E4E9

Snow · very light neutral

About #F7E4E9

With the hex code #F7E4E9, this is a very light white with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 97% red, 89% green and 91% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 6% yellow and 3% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Snow — a ΔE of 8.6 — followed by Linen. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #E4F7F2, a off white shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 17.23:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red247
Green228
Blue233

Closest named colours

Snow
#FFFAFA · ΔE 8.6
Linen
#FAF0E6 · ΔE 8.9
Off White
#F8F6F1 · ΔE 9.3

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #F7E4E9

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on snow #F7E4E9.
1.22:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on snow #F7E4E9.
17.23:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #F7E4E9 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#F7E4E9
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E6E7E9
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#EAEAE9
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#FBE3E6

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #F7E4E9?

With the hex code #F7E4E9, this is a very light white with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 97% red, 89% green and 91% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 6% yellow and 3% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #F7E4E9?

Use black text. Black on #F7E4E9 has a contrast ratio of 17.23:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #F7E4E9?

Its complementary colour is #E4F7F2, and analogous partners are #F7E4F3 and #F7E9E4.