What color is #F0D4CE?

#F0D4CE is a very light, moderate red, closest to the named color Bloodthirsty Beige. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F0D4CE?

The RGB value is 240, 212, 206: 240 red, 212 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F0D4CE?

The complementary color is #CEEAF0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F0D4CE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.01:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F0D4CE color

#F0D4CE rgb(240, 212, 206)

Shades of red

The hex color #F0D4CE is a very light, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 94.1% red, 83.1% green and 80.8% blue (240, 212, 206).

Its hue angle is 11°, with 53% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 14% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Bloodthirsty Beige (#F8D7D0), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.01:1).

#F0D4CE color codes

HEX	`#F0D4CE`
RGB	`rgb(240, 212, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(94.1%, 83.1%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(11, 53%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(11, 14%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 14%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.03, 8.76, 6.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.03, 10.93, 36.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(70.619, 70.07, 68.185)`
Decimal	`15783118`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F0D4CE, 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 #F0D4CE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F0D4CE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.01:1	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 #F0D4CE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f0d4ce; }
.text { color: #f0d4ce; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f0d4ce; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(240 212 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f0d4ce, #f0e5ce); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #F0D4CE?: #F0D4CE is a very light, moderate red, closest to the named color Bloodthirsty Beige. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F0D4CE?: The RGB value is 240, 212, 206: 240 red, 212 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F0D4CE?: The complementary color is #CEEAF0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F0D4CE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.01:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.