What color is #F0F6D9?

#F0F6D9 is a very light, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Sprig of Sage. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F0F6D9?

The RGB value is 240, 246, 217: 240 red, 246 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F0F6D9?

The complementary color is #DFD9F6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F0F6D9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.89:1 and white text 1.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F0F6D9 color

#F0F6D9 rgb(240, 246, 217)

Shades of green

The hex color #F0F6D9 is a very light, moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 94.1% red, 96.5% green and 85.1% blue (240, 246, 217).

Its hue angle is 72°, with 62% saturation and 91% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Sprig of Sage (#F2F6DB), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.89:1).

#F0F6D9 color codes

HEX	`#F0F6D9`
RGB	`rgb(240, 246, 217)`
RGB percent	`rgb(94.1%, 96.5%, 85.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(72, 62%, 91%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(72, 12%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 12%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(95.77, -6.9, 13.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(95.77, 14.97, 117.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(81.414, 89.447, 78.608)`
Decimal	`15791833`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F0F6D9, 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 #F0F6D9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F0F6D9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.89:1	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 #F0F6D9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f0f6d9; }
.text { color: #f0f6d9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f0f6d9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(240 246 217 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f0f6d9, #e2f6d9); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #F0F6D9?: #F0F6D9 is a very light, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Sprig of Sage. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F0F6D9?: The RGB value is 240, 246, 217: 240 red, 246 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F0F6D9?: The complementary color is #DFD9F6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F0F6D9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.89:1 and white text 1.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.