What color is #F0EAEC?

#F0EAEC is a very light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Sheikh White. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F0EAEC?

The RGB value is 240, 234, 236: 240 red, 234 green and 236 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F0EAEC?

The complementary color is #EAF0EE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F0EAEC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.69:1 and white text 1.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F0EAEC color

#F0EAEC rgb(240, 234, 236)

Shades of gray

The hex color #F0EAEC is a very light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 94.1% red, 91.8% green and 92.5% blue (240, 234, 236).

Its hue angle is 340°, with 17% saturation and 93% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 2% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Sheikh White (#EFECEE), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.69:1).

#F0EAEC color codes

HEX	`#F0EAEC`
RGB	`rgb(240, 234, 236)`
RGB percent	`rgb(94.1%, 91.8%, 92.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(340, 17%, 93%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(340, 3%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 2%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.2, 2.36, -0.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.2, 2.38, 353.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(80.496, 83.427, 91.203)`
Decimal	`15788780`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F0EAEC, 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 #F0EAEC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F0EAEC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.69:1	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 #F0EAEC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f0eaec; }
.text { color: #f0eaec; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f0eaec; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(240 234 236 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f0eaec, #f0ebea); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Snow White.

Questions

What color is #F0EAEC?: #F0EAEC is a very light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Sheikh White. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F0EAEC?: The RGB value is 240, 234, 236: 240 red, 234 green and 236 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F0EAEC?: The complementary color is #EAF0EE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F0EAEC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.69:1 and white text 1.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.