What color is #F0F5EF?

#F0F5EF is a very light, grayish green, closest to the named color Fogtown. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F0F5EF?

The RGB value is 240, 245, 239: 240 red, 245 green and 239 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F0F5EF?

The complementary color is #F4EFF5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F0F5EF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.01:1 and white text 1.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F0F5EF color

#F0F5EF rgb(240, 245, 239)

Shades of white

The hex color #F0F5EF is a very light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 94.1% red, 96.1% green and 93.7% blue (240, 245, 239).

Its hue angle is 110°, with 23% saturation and 95% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Fogtown (#EEF0E7), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.01:1).

#F0F5EF color codes

HEX	`#F0F5EF`
RGB	`rgb(240, 245, 239)`
RGB percent	`rgb(94.1%, 96.1%, 93.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(110, 23%, 95%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(110, 2%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 2%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(96.02, -2.72, 2.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(96.02, 3.56, 139.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(84.165, 90.062, 94.594)`
Decimal	`15791599`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F0F5EF, 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 #F0F5EF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F0F5EF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.01:1	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 #F0F5EF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f0f5ef; }
.text { color: #f0f5ef; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f0f5ef; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(240 245 239 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f0f5ef, #eff5f1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mint Cream.

Questions

What color is #F0F5EF?: #F0F5EF is a very light, grayish green, closest to the named color Fogtown. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F0F5EF?: The RGB value is 240, 245, 239: 240 red, 245 green and 239 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F0F5EF?: The complementary color is #F4EFF5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F0F5EF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.01:1 and white text 1.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.