What color is #F0EEFB?

#F0EEFB is a very light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Cloud Break. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F0EEFB?

The RGB value is 240, 238, 251: 240 red, 238 green and 251 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F0EEFB?

The complementary color is #F9FBEE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F0EEFB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.33:1 and white text 1.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F0EEFB color

#F0EEFB rgb(240, 238, 251)

Shades of blue

The hex color #F0EEFB is a very light, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 94.1% red, 93.3% green and 98.4% blue (240, 238, 251).

Its hue angle is 249°, with 62% saturation and 96% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Cloud Break (#F6F1FE), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.33:1).

#F0EEFB color codes

HEX	`#F0EEFB`
RGB	`rgb(240, 238, 251)`
RGB percent	`rgb(94.1%, 93.3%, 98.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(249, 62%, 96%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(249, 5%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 5%, 0%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.58, 3.01, -6.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.58, 6.73, 296.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(83.919, 86.639, 103.55)`
Decimal	`15789819`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F0EEFB, 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 #F0EEFB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F0EEFB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.33:1	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 #F0EEFB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f0eefb; }
.text { color: #f0eefb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f0eefb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(240 238 251 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f0eefb, #f6eefb); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #F0EEFB?: #F0EEFB is a very light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Cloud Break. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F0EEFB?: The RGB value is 240, 238, 251: 240 red, 238 green and 251 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F0EEFB?: The complementary color is #F9FBEE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F0EEFB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.33:1 and white text 1.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.