What color is #F0FFF0?

#F0FFF0 is a very light, vivid green known as Honeydew. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Honeydew?

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

What is the complementary color of Honeydew?

The complementary color is #FFF0FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F0FFF0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 20.27:1 and white text 1.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Honeydew color: hex code #F0FFF0

#F0FFF0 rgb(240, 255, 240)

Shades of white

Honeydew has the hex code #F0FFF0. It is a very light, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 94.1% red, 100% green and 94.1% blue (240, 255, 240).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 100% saturation and 97% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 0% black.

You can use it in CSS with the keyword honeydew.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.27:1).

Honeydew (#F0FFF0) color codes

HEX	`#F0FFF0`
RGB	`rgb(240, 255, 240)`
RGB percent	`rgb(94.1%, 100%, 94.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 100%, 97%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 6%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 6%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(98.57, -7.56, 5.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(98.57, 9.34, 144.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(87.42, 96.336, 96.41)`
Decimal	`15794160`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Honeydew, 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 #F0FFF0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F0FFF0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.27:1	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 #F0FFF0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f0fff0; }
.text { color: #f0fff0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f0fff0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(240 255 240 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f0fff0, #f0fff8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #F0FFF0 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #F0FFF0?: #F0FFF0 is a very light, vivid green known as Honeydew. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Honeydew?: The RGB value is 240, 255, 240: 240 red, 255 green and 240 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Honeydew?: The complementary color is #FFF0FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F0FFF0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 20.27:1 and white text 1.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.