What color is #F0E8E6?

#F0E8E6 is a very light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Holy Ghost. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F0E8E6?

The RGB value is 240, 232, 230: 240 red, 232 green and 230 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F0E8E6?

The complementary color is #E6EEF0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F0E8E6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.39:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F0E8E6 color

#F0E8E6 rgb(240, 232, 230)

Shades of gray

The hex color #F0E8E6 is a very light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 94.1% red, 91% green and 90.2% blue (240, 232, 230).

Its hue angle is 12°, with 25% saturation and 92% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 4% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Holy Ghost (#EFE9E6), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.39:1).

#F0E8E6 color codes

HEX	`#F0E8E6`
RGB	`rgb(240, 232, 230)`
RGB percent	`rgb(94.1%, 91%, 90.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(12, 25%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(12, 4%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 4%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.55, 2.35, 1.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.55, 3.04, 39.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(79.073, 81.952, 86.5)`
Decimal	`15788262`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F0E8E6, 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 #F0E8E6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F0E8E6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.39:1	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 #F0E8E6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f0e8e6; }
.text { color: #f0e8e6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f0e8e6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(240 232 230 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f0e8e6, #f0ede6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Platinum.

Questions

What color is #F0E8E6?: #F0E8E6 is a very light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Holy Ghost. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F0E8E6?: The RGB value is 240, 232, 230: 240 red, 232 green and 230 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F0E8E6?: The complementary color is #E6EEF0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F0E8E6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.39:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.