What color is #F0EEE4?

#F0EEE4 is a very light, desaturated yellow known as Marshmallow. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Marshmallow?

The RGB value is 240, 238, 228: 240 red, 238 green and 228 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Marshmallow?

The complementary color is #E4E6F0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F0EEE4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.06:1 and white text 1.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Marshmallow color: hex code #F0EEE4

#F0EEE4 rgb(240, 238, 228)

Shades of gray

Marshmallow has the hex code #F0EEE4. It is a very light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 94.1% red, 93.3% green and 89.4% blue (240, 238, 228).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 29% saturation and 92% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 5% yellow and 6% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.06:1).

Marshmallow (#F0EEE4) color codes

HEX	`#F0EEE4`
RGB	`rgb(240, 238, 228)`
RGB percent	`rgb(94.1%, 93.3%, 89.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 29%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 5%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 5%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94, -1.06, 5.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94, 5.18, 101.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(80.511, 85.276, 85.602)`
Decimal	`15789796`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Marshmallow, 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 #F0EEE4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F0EEE4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.06:1	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 #F0EEE4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f0eee4; }
.text { color: #f0eee4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f0eee4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(240 238 228 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f0eee4, #ecf0e4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alabaster.

See #F0EEE4 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #F0EEE4?: #F0EEE4 is a very light, desaturated yellow known as Marshmallow. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Marshmallow?: The RGB value is 240, 238, 228: 240 red, 238 green and 228 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Marshmallow?: The complementary color is #E4E6F0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F0EEE4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.06:1 and white text 1.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.