What color is #F0DCE7?

#F0DCE7 is a very light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color First Crush. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F0DCE7?

The RGB value is 240, 220, 231: 240 red, 220 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F0DCE7?

The complementary color is #DCF0E5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F0DCE7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.1:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F0DCE7 color

#F0DCE7 rgb(240, 220, 231)

Shades of pink

The hex color #F0DCE7 is a very light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 94.1% red, 86.3% green and 90.6% blue (240, 220, 231).

Its hue angle is 327°, with 40% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 4% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is First Crush (#F6E2EA), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.1:1).

#F0DCE7 color codes

HEX	`#F0DCE7`
RGB	`rgb(240, 220, 231)`
RGB percent	`rgb(94.1%, 86.3%, 90.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(327, 40%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(327, 8%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 4%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.62, 8.73, -2.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.62, 9.19, 341.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(75.95, 75.482, 86.154)`
Decimal	`15785191`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F0DCE7, 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 #F0DCE7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F0DCE7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.1:1	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 #F0DCE7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f0dce7; }
.text { color: #f0dce7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f0dce7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(240 220 231 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f0dce7, #f0dcdd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Blush.

Questions

What color is #F0DCE7?: #F0DCE7 is a very light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color First Crush. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F0DCE7?: The RGB value is 240, 220, 231: 240 red, 220 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F0DCE7?: The complementary color is #DCF0E5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F0DCE7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.1:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.