What color is #F0F7F9?

#F0F7F9 is a very light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Silent Snowfall. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F0F7F9?

The RGB value is 240, 247, 249: 240 red, 247 green and 249 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F0F7F9?

The complementary color is #F9F2F0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F0F7F9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.38:1 and white text 1.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F0F7F9 color

#F0F7F9 rgb(240, 247, 249)

Shades of white

The hex color #F0F7F9 is a very light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 94.1% red, 96.9% green and 97.6% blue (240, 247, 249).

Its hue angle is 193°, with 43% saturation and 96% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Silent Snowfall (#EEF7FA), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.38:1).

#F0F7F9 color codes

HEX	`#F0F7F9`
RGB	`rgb(240, 247, 249)`
RGB percent	`rgb(94.1%, 96.9%, 97.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(193, 43%, 96%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(193, 4%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 1%, 0%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(96.77, -1.94, -1.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(96.77, 2.62, 222.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(86.292, 91.886, 102.794)`
Decimal	`15792121`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F0F7F9, 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 #F0F7F9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F0F7F9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.38:1	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 #F0F7F9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f0f7f9; }
.text { color: #f0f7f9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f0f7f9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(240 247 249 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f0f7f9, #f0f3f9); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #F0F7F9?: #F0F7F9 is a very light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Silent Snowfall. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F0F7F9?: The RGB value is 240, 247, 249: 240 red, 247 green and 249 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F0F7F9?: The complementary color is #F9F2F0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F0F7F9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.38:1 and white text 1.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.