What color is #F0F0F9?

#F0F0F9 is a very light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Silver Phoenix. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F0F0F9?

The RGB value is 240, 240, 249: 240 red, 240 green and 249 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F0F0F9?

The complementary color is #F9F9F0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F0F0F9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.54:1 and white text 1.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F0F0F9 color

#F0F0F9 rgb(240, 240, 249)

Shades of white

The hex color #F0F0F9 is a very light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 94.1% red, 94.1% green and 97.6% blue (240, 240, 249).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 43% saturation and 96% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Silver Phoenix (#EBECF5), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.54:1).

#F0F0F9 color codes

HEX	`#F0F0F9`
RGB	`rgb(240, 240, 249)`
RGB percent	`rgb(94.1%, 94.1%, 97.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 43%, 96%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 4%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 4%, 0%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(95.03, 1.62, -4.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(95.03, 4.62, 290.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(84.191, 87.685, 102.094)`
Decimal	`15790329`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F0F0F9, 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 #F0F0F9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F0F0F9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.54:1	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 #F0F0F9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f0f0f9; }
.text { color: #f0f0f9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f0f0f9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(240 240 249 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f0f0f9, #f4f0f9); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #F0F0F9?: #F0F0F9 is a very light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Silver Phoenix. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F0F0F9?: The RGB value is 240, 240, 249: 240 red, 240 green and 249 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F0F0F9?: The complementary color is #F9F9F0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F0F0F9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.54:1 and white text 1.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.