What color is #F0F4F4?

#F0F4F4 is a very light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Beluga. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F0F4F4?

The RGB value is 240, 244, 244: 240 red, 244 green and 244 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F0F4F4?

The complementary color is #F4F0F0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F0F4F4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.95:1 and white text 1.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F0F4F4 color

#F0F4F4 rgb(240, 244, 244)

Shades of white

The hex color #F0F4F4 is a very light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 94.1% red, 95.7% green and 95.7% blue (240, 244, 244).

Its hue angle is 180°, with 15% saturation and 95% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Beluga (#EFF2F1), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.95:1).

#F0F4F4 color codes

HEX	`#F0F4F4`
RGB	`rgb(240, 244, 244)`
RGB percent	`rgb(94.1%, 95.7%, 95.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 15%, 95%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 2%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 0%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(95.9, -1.32, -0.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(95.9, 1.4, 199.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(84.612, 89.758, 98.438)`
Decimal	`15791348`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F0F4F4, 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 #F0F4F4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F0F4F4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.95:1	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 #F0F4F4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f0f4f4; }
.text { color: #f0f4f4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f0f4f4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(240 244 244 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f0f4f4, #f0f2f4); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #F0F4F4?: #F0F4F4 is a very light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Beluga. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F0F4F4?: The RGB value is 240, 244, 244: 240 red, 244 green and 244 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F0F4F4?: The complementary color is #F4F0F0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F0F4F4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.95:1 and white text 1.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.