What color is #F0E9E6?

#F0E9E6 is a very light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Holy Ghost. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F0E9E6?

The RGB value is 240, 233, 230: 240 red, 233 green and 230 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F0E9E6?

The complementary color is #E6EDF0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F0E9E6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.5:1 and white text 1.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F0E9E6 color

#F0E9E6 rgb(240, 233, 230)

Shades of gray

The hex color #F0E9E6 is a very light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 94.1% red, 91.4% green and 90.2% blue (240, 233, 230).

Its hue angle is 18°, 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 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.5:1).

#F0E9E6 color codes

HEX	`#F0E9E6`
RGB	`rgb(240, 233, 230)`
RGB percent	`rgb(94.1%, 91.4%, 90.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(18, 25%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(18, 4%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 4%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.8, 1.84, 2.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.8, 2.94, 51.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(79.355, 82.517, 86.594)`
Decimal	`15788518`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F0E9E6, 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 #F0E9E6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F0E9E6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.5:1	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 #F0E9E6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f0e9e6; }
.text { color: #f0e9e6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f0e9e6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(240 233 230 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f0e9e6, #f0eee6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Platinum.

Questions

What color is #F0E9E6?: #F0E9E6 is a very light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Holy Ghost. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F0E9E6?: The RGB value is 240, 233, 230: 240 red, 233 green and 230 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F0E9E6?: The complementary color is #E6EDF0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F0E9E6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.5:1 and white text 1.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.