What color is #F0E1E1?

#F0E1E1 is a very light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Butterfly Kisses. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F0E1E1?

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

What is the complementary color of #F0E1E1?

The complementary color is #E1F0F0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F0E1E1?

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.

#F0E1E1 color

#F0E1E1 rgb(240, 225, 225)

Shades of gray

The hex color #F0E1E1 is a very light, desaturated red.

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

Its hue angle is 0°, with 33% saturation and 91% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 6% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Butterfly Kisses (#F0DEDC), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#F0E1E1 color codes

HEX	`#F0E1E1`
RGB	`rgb(240, 225, 225)`
RGB percent	`rgb(94.1%, 88.2%, 88.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 33%, 91%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 6%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 6%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.69, 5.11, 1.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.69, 5.43, 19.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(76.449, 77.813, 82.212)`
Decimal	`15786465`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F0E1E1, 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 #F0E1E1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F0E1E1 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 #F0E1E1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f0e1e1; }
.text { color: #f0e1e1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f0e1e1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(240 225 225 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f0e1e1, #f0e9e1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Blush.

Questions

What color is #F0E1E1?: #F0E1E1 is a very light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Butterfly Kisses. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F0E1E1?: The RGB value is 240, 225, 225: 240 red, 225 green and 225 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F0E1E1?: The complementary color is #E1F0F0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F0E1E1?: 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.