What color is #F0E0EA?

#F0E0EA is a very light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Antarctic Love. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F0E0EA?

The RGB value is 240, 224, 234: 240 red, 224 green and 234 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F0E0EA?

The complementary color is #E0F0E6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F0E0EA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.56:1 and white text 1.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F0E0EA color

#F0E0EA rgb(240, 224, 234)

Shades of pink

The hex color #F0E0EA is a very light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 94.1% red, 87.8% green and 91.8% blue (240, 224, 234).

Its hue angle is 323°, with 35% saturation and 91% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 3% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Antarctic Love (#EDDEE6), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.56:1).

#F0E0EA color codes

HEX	`#F0E0EA`
RGB	`rgb(240, 224, 234)`
RGB percent	`rgb(94.1%, 87.8%, 91.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(323, 35%, 91%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(323, 7%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 3%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.68, 7.17, -2.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.68, 7.74, 337.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(77.44, 77.778, 88.759)`
Decimal	`15786218`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F0E0EA, 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 #F0E0EA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F0E0EA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.56:1	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 #F0E0EA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f0e0ea; }
.text { color: #f0e0ea; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f0e0ea; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(240 224 234 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f0e0ea, #f0e0e2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Blush.

Questions

What color is #F0E0EA?: #F0E0EA is a very light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Antarctic Love. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F0E0EA?: The RGB value is 240, 224, 234: 240 red, 224 green and 234 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F0E0EA?: The complementary color is #E0F0E6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F0E0EA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.56:1 and white text 1.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.