What color is #F0E1DC?

#F0E1DC 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 #F0E1DC?

The RGB value is 240, 225, 220: 240 red, 225 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F0E1DC?

The complementary color is #DCEBF0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F0E1DC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.51:1 and white text 1.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F0E1DC color

#F0E1DC rgb(240, 225, 220)

Shades of orange

The hex color #F0E1DC is a very light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 94.1% red, 88.2% green and 86.3% blue (240, 225, 220).

Its hue angle is 15°, with 40% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 8% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is White Russian (#F0E0DC), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.51:1).

#F0E1DC color codes

HEX	`#F0E1DC`
RGB	`rgb(240, 225, 220)`
RGB percent	`rgb(94.1%, 88.2%, 86.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(15, 40%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(15, 8%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 8%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.57, 4.27, 4.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.57, 6.04, 45.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(75.777, 77.544, 78.672)`
Decimal	`15786460`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F0E1DC, 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 #F0E1DC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F0E1DC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.51:1	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 #F0E1DC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f0e1dc; }
.text { color: #f0e1dc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f0e1dc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(240 225 220 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f0e1dc, #f0ebdc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Seashell.

Questions

What color is #F0E1DC?: #F0E1DC 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 #F0E1DC?: The RGB value is 240, 225, 220: 240 red, 225 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F0E1DC?: The complementary color is #DCEBF0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F0E1DC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.51:1 and white text 1.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.