What color is #F0EEEA?

#F0EEEA is a very light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Magical Moonlight. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F0EEEA?

The RGB value is 240, 238, 234: 240 red, 238 green and 234 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F0EEEA?

The complementary color is #EAECF0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F0EEEA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.12:1 and white text 1.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F0EEEA color

#F0EEEA rgb(240, 238, 234)

Shades of gray

The hex color #F0EEEA is a very light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 94.1% red, 93.3% green and 91.8% blue (240, 238, 234).

Its hue angle is 40°, with 17% saturation and 93% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 3% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Magical Moonlight (#F0EEEB), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.12:1).

#F0EEEA color codes

HEX	`#F0EEEA`
RGB	`rgb(240, 238, 234)`
RGB percent	`rgb(94.1%, 93.3%, 91.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(40, 17%, 93%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(40, 3%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 3%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.15, -0.03, 2.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.15, 2.17, 90.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(81.359, 85.615, 90.065)`
Decimal	`15789802`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F0EEEA, 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 #F0EEEA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F0EEEA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.12:1	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 #F0EEEA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f0eeea; }
.text { color: #f0eeea; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f0eeea; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(240 238 234 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f0eeea, #eff0ea); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off White.

Questions

What color is #F0EEEA?: #F0EEEA is a very light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Magical Moonlight. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F0EEEA?: The RGB value is 240, 238, 234: 240 red, 238 green and 234 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F0EEEA?: The complementary color is #EAECF0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F0EEEA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.12:1 and white text 1.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.