What color is #F0EFEA?

#F0EFEA is a very light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Pearl White. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F0EFEA?

The RGB value is 240, 239, 234: 240 red, 239 green and 234 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F0EFEA?

The complementary color is #EAEBF0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F0EFEA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.24:1 and white text 1.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F0EFEA color

#F0EFEA rgb(240, 239, 234)

Shades of gray

The hex color #F0EFEA is a very light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 94.1% red, 93.7% green and 91.8% blue (240, 239, 234).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 17% saturation and 93% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Pearl White (#F3F2ED), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.24:1).

#F0EFEA color codes

HEX	`#F0EFEA`
RGB	`rgb(240, 239, 234)`
RGB percent	`rgb(94.1%, 93.7%, 91.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 17%, 93%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 3%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 3%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.4, -0.54, 2.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.4, 2.59, 102.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(81.651, 86.199, 90.163)`
Decimal	`15790058`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F0EFEA, 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 #F0EFEA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F0EFEA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.24:1	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 #F0EFEA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f0efea; }
.text { color: #f0efea; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f0efea; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(240 239 234 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f0efea, #eef0ea); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Bone White.

Questions

What color is #F0EFEA?: #F0EFEA is a very light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Pearl White. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F0EFEA?: The RGB value is 240, 239, 234: 240 red, 239 green and 234 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F0EFEA?: The complementary color is #EAEBF0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F0EFEA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.24:1 and white text 1.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.