What color is #F0F2FA?

#F0F2FA 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 #F0F2FA?

The RGB value is 240, 242, 250: 240 red, 242 green and 250 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F0F2FA?

The complementary color is #FAF8F0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F0F2FA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.79:1 and white text 1.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F0F2FA color

#F0F2FA rgb(240, 242, 250)

Shades of white

The hex color #F0F2FA is a very light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 94.1% red, 94.9% green and 98% blue (240, 242, 250).

Its hue angle is 228°, with 50% saturation and 96% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Silver Phoenix (#EBECF5), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.79:1).

#F0F2FA color codes

HEX	`#F0F2FA`
RGB	`rgb(240, 242, 250)`
RGB percent	`rgb(94.1%, 94.9%, 98%)`
HSL	`hsl(228, 50%, 96%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(228, 4%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 3%, 0%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(95.55, 0.78, -4.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(95.55, 4.15, 280.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(84.939, 88.931, 103.115)`
Decimal	`15790842`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F0F2FA, 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 #F0F2FA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F0F2FA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.79:1	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 #F0F2FA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f0f2fa; }
.text { color: #f0f2fa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f0f2fa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(240 242 250 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f0f2fa, #f3f0fa); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #F0F2FA?: #F0F2FA 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 #F0F2FA?: The RGB value is 240, 242, 250: 240 red, 242 green and 250 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F0F2FA?: The complementary color is #FAF8F0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F0F2FA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.79:1 and white text 1.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.