What color is #F0F8D4?

#F0F8D4 is a very light, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Race the Sun. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F0F8D4?

The RGB value is 240, 248, 212: 240 red, 248 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F0F8D4?

The complementary color is #DCD4F8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F0F8D4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.08:1 and white text 1.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F0F8D4 color

#F0F8D4 rgb(240, 248, 212)

Shades of green

The hex color #F0F8D4 is a very light, moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 94.1% red, 97.3% green and 83.1% blue (240, 248, 212).

Its hue angle is 73°, with 72% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 3% black.

The closest named color is Race the Sun (#EEF3D0), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.08:1).

#F0F8D4 color codes

HEX	`#F0F8D4`
RGB	`rgb(240, 248, 212)`
RGB percent	`rgb(94.1%, 97.3%, 83.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(73, 72%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(73, 15%, 97%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 15%, 3%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(96.17, -8.69, 16.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(96.17, 18.58, 117.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(81.385, 90.414, 75.439)`
Decimal	`15792340`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F0F8D4, 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 #F0F8D4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F0F8D4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.08:1	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 #F0F8D4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f0f8d4; }
.text { color: #f0f8d4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f0f8d4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(240 248 212 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f0f8d4, #def8d4); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #F0F8D4?: #F0F8D4 is a very light, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Race the Sun. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F0F8D4?: The RGB value is 240, 248, 212: 240 red, 248 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F0F8D4?: The complementary color is #DCD4F8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F0F8D4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.08:1 and white text 1.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.