What color is #F0F3E1?

#F0F3E1 is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Restful Rain. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F0F3E1?

The RGB value is 240, 243, 225: 240 red, 243 green and 225 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F0F3E1?

The complementary color is #E4E1F3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F0F3E1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.61:1 and white text 1.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F0F3E1 color

#F0F3E1 rgb(240, 243, 225)

Shades of green

The hex color #F0F3E1 is a very light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 94.1% red, 95.3% green and 88.2% blue (240, 243, 225).

Its hue angle is 70°, with 43% saturation and 92% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Restful Rain (#F1F2DD), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.61:1).

#F0F3E1 color codes

HEX	`#F0F3E1`
RGB	`rgb(240, 243, 225)`
RGB percent	`rgb(94.1%, 95.3%, 88.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(70, 43%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(70, 7%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 7%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(95.19, -4.09, 8.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(95.19, 9.28, 116.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(81.574, 88.063, 83.92)`
Decimal	`15791073`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F0F3E1, 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 #F0F3E1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F0F3E1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.61:1	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 #F0F3E1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f0f3e1; }
.text { color: #f0f3e1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f0f3e1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(240 243 225 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f0f3e1, #e7f3e1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Beige.

Questions

What color is #F0F3E1?: #F0F3E1 is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Restful Rain. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F0F3E1?: The RGB value is 240, 243, 225: 240 red, 243 green and 225 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F0F3E1?: The complementary color is #E4E1F3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F0F3E1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.61:1 and white text 1.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.