What color is #F0F2F6?

#F0F2F6 is a very light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Errigal White. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F0F2F6?

The RGB value is 240, 242, 246: 240 red, 242 green and 246 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F0F2F6?

The complementary color is #F6F4F0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F0F2F6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.74:1 and white text 1.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F0F2F6 color

#F0F2F6 rgb(240, 242, 246)

Shades of white

The hex color #F0F2F6 is a very light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 94.1% red, 94.9% green and 96.5% blue (240, 242, 246).

Its hue angle is 220°, with 25% saturation and 95% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Errigal White (#F2F2F4), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.74:1).

#F0F2F6 color codes

HEX	`#F0F2F6`
RGB	`rgb(240, 242, 246)`
RGB percent	`rgb(94.1%, 94.9%, 96.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(220, 25%, 95%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(220, 2%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 2%, 0%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(95.45, 0.05, -2.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(95.45, 2.16, 271.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(84.319, 88.683, 99.846)`
Decimal	`15790838`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F0F2F6, 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 #F0F2F6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F0F2F6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.74:1	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 #F0F2F6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f0f2f6; }
.text { color: #f0f2f6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f0f2f6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(240 242 246 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f0f2f6, #f1f0f6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: White Smoke.

Questions

What color is #F0F2F6?: #F0F2F6 is a very light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Errigal White. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F0F2F6?: The RGB value is 240, 242, 246: 240 red, 242 green and 246 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F0F2F6?: The complementary color is #F6F4F0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F0F2F6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.74:1 and white text 1.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.