What color is #F0EEF8?

#F0EEF8 is a very light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Silver Phoenix. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F0EEF8?

The RGB value is 240, 238, 248: 240 red, 238 green and 248 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F0EEF8?

The complementary color is #F6F8EE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F0EEF8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.29:1 and white text 1.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F0EEF8 color

#F0EEF8 rgb(240, 238, 248)

Shades of gray

The hex color #F0EEF8 is a very light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 94.1% red, 93.3% green and 97.3% blue (240, 238, 248).

Its hue angle is 252°, with 42% saturation and 95% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 3% black.

The closest named color is Silver Phoenix (#EBECF5), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.29:1).

#F0EEF8 color codes

HEX	`#F0EEF8`
RGB	`rgb(240, 238, 248)`
RGB percent	`rgb(94.1%, 93.3%, 97.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(252, 42%, 95%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(252, 4%, 97%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 4%, 0%, 3%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.51, 2.46, -4.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.51, 5.2, 298.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(83.45, 86.452, 101.079)`
Decimal	`15789816`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F0EEF8, 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 #F0EEF8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F0EEF8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.29:1	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 #F0EEF8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f0eef8; }
.text { color: #f0eef8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f0eef8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(240 238 248 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f0eef8, #f5eef8); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #F0EEF8?: #F0EEF8 is a very light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Silver Phoenix. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F0EEF8?: The RGB value is 240, 238, 248: 240 red, 238 green and 248 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F0EEF8?: The complementary color is #F6F8EE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F0EEF8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.29:1 and white text 1.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.