What color is #F0D7E8?

#F0D7E8 is a very light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Grape Taffy. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F0D7E8?

The RGB value is 240, 215, 232: 240 red, 215 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F0D7E8?

The complementary color is #D7F0DF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F0D7E8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.59:1 and white text 1.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F0D7E8 color

#F0D7E8 rgb(240, 215, 232)

Shades of pink

The hex color #F0D7E8 is a very light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 94.1% red, 84.3% green and 91% blue (240, 215, 232).

Its hue angle is 319°, with 45% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 3% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Grape Taffy (#F4DAF1), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.59:1).

#F0D7E8 color codes

HEX	`#F0D7E8`
RGB	`rgb(240, 215, 232)`
RGB percent	`rgb(94.1%, 84.3%, 91%)`
HSL	`hsl(319, 45%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(319, 10%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 3%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.43, 11.52, -5.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.43, 12.62, 335.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(74.799, 72.953, 86.469)`
Decimal	`15783912`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F0D7E8, 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 #F0D7E8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F0D7E8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.59:1	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 #F0D7E8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f0d7e8; }
.text { color: #f0d7e8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f0d7e8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(240 215 232 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f0d7e8, #f0d7db); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #F0D7E8?: #F0D7E8 is a very light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Grape Taffy. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F0D7E8?: The RGB value is 240, 215, 232: 240 red, 215 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F0D7E8?: The complementary color is #D7F0DF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F0D7E8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.59:1 and white text 1.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.