What color is #F0E3F4?

#F0E3F4 is a very light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Minute Mauve. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F0E3F4?

The RGB value is 240, 227, 244: 240 red, 227 green and 244 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F0E3F4?

The complementary color is #E7F4E3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F0E3F4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17:1 and white text 1.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F0E3F4 color

#F0E3F4 rgb(240, 227, 244)

Shades of purple

The hex color #F0E3F4 is a very light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 94.1% red, 89% green and 95.7% blue (240, 227, 244).

Its hue angle is 286°, with 44% saturation and 92% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Minute Mauve (#F2E4F5), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17:1).

#F0E3F4 color codes

HEX	`#F0E3F4`
RGB	`rgb(240, 227, 244)`
RGB percent	`rgb(94.1%, 89%, 95.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(286, 44%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(286, 7%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 7%, 0%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.68, 7.41, -6.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.68, 9.96, 318.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(79.731, 79.996, 96.811)`
Decimal	`15786996`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F0E3F4, 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 #F0E3F4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F0E3F4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17:1	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 #F0E3F4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f0e3f4; }
.text { color: #f0e3f4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f0e3f4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(240 227 244 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f0e3f4, #f4e3f0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender.

Questions

What color is #F0E3F4?: #F0E3F4 is a very light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Minute Mauve. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F0E3F4?: The RGB value is 240, 227, 244: 240 red, 227 green and 244 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F0E3F4?: The complementary color is #E7F4E3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F0E3F4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17:1 and white text 1.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.