What color is #F0D9E0?

#F0D9E0 is a very light, desaturated rose known as Dolce Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Dolce Pink?

The RGB value is 240, 217, 224: 240 red, 217 green and 224 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Dolce Pink?

The complementary color is #D9F0E9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F0D9E0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.71:1 and white text 1.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Dolce Pink color: hex code #F0D9E0

#F0D9E0 rgb(240, 217, 224)

Shades of pink

Dolce Pink has the hex code #F0D9E0. It is a very light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 94.1% red, 85.1% green and 87.8% blue (240, 217, 224).

Its hue angle is 342°, with 43% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 7% yellow and 6% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.71:1).

Dolce Pink (#F0D9E0) color codes

HEX	`#F0D9E0`
RGB	`rgb(240, 217, 224)`
RGB percent	`rgb(94.1%, 85.1%, 87.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(342, 43%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(342, 10%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 7%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.7, 9.09, -0.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.7, 9.11, 356.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(74.201, 73.534, 80.791)`
Decimal	`15784416`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Dolce Pink, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #F0D9E0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F0D9E0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #F0D9E0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f0d9e0; }
.text { color: #f0d9e0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f0d9e0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(240 217 224 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f0d9e0, #f0ddd9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Misty Rose.

See #F0D9E0 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #F0D9E0?: #F0D9E0 is a very light, desaturated rose known as Dolce Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Dolce Pink?: The RGB value is 240, 217, 224: 240 red, 217 green and 224 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Dolce Pink?: The complementary color is #D9F0E9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F0D9E0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.71:1 and white text 1.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.