What color is #F0ECEE?

#F0ECEE 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 #F0ECEE?

The RGB value is 240, 236, 238: 240 red, 236 green and 238 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F0ECEE?

The complementary color is #ECF0EE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F0ECEE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.94:1 and white text 1.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F0ECEE color

#F0ECEE rgb(240, 236, 238)

Shades of gray

The hex color #F0ECEE is a very light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 94.1% red, 92.5% green and 93.3% blue (240, 236, 238).

Its hue angle is 330°, with 12% saturation and 93% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 1% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Sheikh White (#EFECEE), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.94:1).

#F0ECEE color codes

HEX	`#F0ECEE`
RGB	`rgb(240, 236, 238)`
RGB percent	`rgb(94.1%, 92.5%, 93.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(330, 12%, 93%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(330, 2%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 1%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.75, 1.69, -0.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.75, 1.76, 343.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(81.361, 84.689, 92.933)`
Decimal	`15789294`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F0ECEE, 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 #F0ECEE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F0ECEE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.94:1	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 #F0ECEE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f0ecee; }
.text { color: #f0ecee; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f0ecee; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(240 236 238 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f0ecee, #f0ecec); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: White Smoke.

Questions

What color is #F0ECEE?: #F0ECEE 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 #F0ECEE?: The RGB value is 240, 236, 238: 240 red, 236 green and 238 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F0ECEE?: The complementary color is #ECF0EE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F0ECEE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.94:1 and white text 1.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.