What color is #F0C9BB?

#F0C9BB is a very light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Fatty Sashimi. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F0C9BB?

The RGB value is 240, 201, 187: 240 red, 201 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F0C9BB?

The complementary color is #BBE2F0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F0C9BB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.78:1 and white text 1.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F0C9BB color

#F0C9BB rgb(240, 201, 187)

Shades of orange

The hex color #F0C9BB is a very light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 94.1% red, 78.8% green and 73.3% blue (240, 201, 187).

Its hue angle is 16°, with 64% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 22% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Fatty Sashimi (#EEC4B4), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.78:1).

#F0C9BB color codes

HEX	`#F0C9BB`
RGB	`rgb(240, 201, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(94.1%, 78.8%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(16, 64%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(16, 22%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 22%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.91, 11.66, 12.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.91, 16.83, 46.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.792, 63.889, 55.87)`
Decimal	`15780283`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F0C9BB, 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 #F0C9BB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F0C9BB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.78:1	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 #F0C9BB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f0c9bb; }
.text { color: #f0c9bb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f0c9bb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(240 201 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f0c9bb, #f0e3bb); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #F0C9BB?: #F0C9BB is a very light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Fatty Sashimi. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F0C9BB?: The RGB value is 240, 201, 187: 240 red, 201 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F0C9BB?: The complementary color is #BBE2F0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F0C9BB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.78:1 and white text 1.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.