What color is #F0D5D8?

#F0D5D8 is a very light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Summer Crush. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F0D5D8?

The RGB value is 240, 213, 216: 240 red, 213 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F0D5D8?

The complementary color is #D5F0ED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F0D5D8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.21:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F0D5D8 color

#F0D5D8 rgb(240, 213, 216)

Shades of pink

The hex color #F0D5D8 is a very light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 94.1% red, 83.5% green and 84.7% blue (240, 213, 216).

Its hue angle is 353°, with 47% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 10% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Summer Crush (#F2D6DA), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.21:1).

#F0D5D8 color codes

HEX	`#F0D5D8`
RGB	`rgb(240, 213, 216)`
RGB percent	`rgb(94.1%, 83.5%, 84.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(353, 47%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(353, 11%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 10%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.52, 9.84, 1.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.52, 10.04, 11.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(72.123, 71.073, 74.872)`
Decimal	`15783384`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F0D5D8, 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 #F0D5D8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F0D5D8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.21:1	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 #F0D5D8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f0d5d8; }
.text { color: #f0d5d8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f0d5d8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(240 213 216 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f0d5d8, #f0e0d5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Misty Rose.

Questions

What color is #F0D5D8?: #F0D5D8 is a very light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Summer Crush. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F0D5D8?: The RGB value is 240, 213, 216: 240 red, 213 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F0D5D8?: The complementary color is #D5F0ED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F0D5D8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.21:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.