What color is #F0DFDA?

#F0DFDA is a very light, desaturated red, closest to the named color White Russian. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F0DFDA?

The RGB value is 240, 223, 218: 240 red, 223 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F0DFDA?

The complementary color is #DAEBF0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F0DFDA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.27:1 and white text 1.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F0DFDA color

#F0DFDA rgb(240, 223, 218)

Shades of orange

The hex color #F0DFDA is a very light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 94.1% red, 87.5% green and 85.5% blue (240, 223, 218).

Its hue angle is 14°, with 42% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 9% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is White Russian (#F0E0DC), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.27:1).

#F0DFDA color codes

HEX	`#F0DFDA`
RGB	`rgb(240, 223, 218)`
RGB percent	`rgb(94.1%, 87.5%, 85.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(14, 42%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(14, 9%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 9%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.03, 4.97, 4.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.03, 6.73, 42.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(74.977, 76.364, 77.106)`
Decimal	`15785946`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F0DFDA, 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 #F0DFDA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F0DFDA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.27:1	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 #F0DFDA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f0dfda; }
.text { color: #f0dfda; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f0dfda; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(240 223 218 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f0dfda, #f0eada); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Misty Rose.

Questions

What color is #F0DFDA?: #F0DFDA is a very light, desaturated red, closest to the named color White Russian. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F0DFDA?: The RGB value is 240, 223, 218: 240 red, 223 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F0DFDA?: The complementary color is #DAEBF0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F0DFDA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.27:1 and white text 1.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.