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#F7F8EA

Ivory · very light neutral

About #F7F8EA

With the hex code #F7F8EA, this is a very light white with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 97% red, 97% green and 92% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 3% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

If you had to name it, it is virtually identical to Ivory — a ΔE of 2.5 — followed by Off White. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #EBEAF8, a lavender shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 19.57:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red247
Green248
Blue234

Closest named colours

Ivory
#FFFFF0 · ΔE 2.5
Off White
#F8F6F1 · ΔE 4.7
Linen
#FAF0E6 · ΔE 4.8

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

Text on #F7F8EA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on ivory #F7F8EA.
1.07:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on ivory #F7F8EA.
19.57:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #F7F8EA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#F7F8EA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#FBF7E9
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#FBF7EA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F9F6F4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #F7F8EA?

With the hex code #F7F8EA, this is a very light white with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 97% red, 97% green and 92% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 3% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #F7F8EA?

Use black text. Black on #F7F8EA has a contrast ratio of 19.57:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #F7F8EA?

Its complementary colour is #EBEAF8, and analogous partners are #F8F2EA and #F0F8EA.