What color is #F0F8EE?

#F0F8EE is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Bath Bubbles. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F0F8EE?

The RGB value is 240, 248, 238: 240 red, 248 green and 238 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F0F8EE?

The complementary color is #F6EEF8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F0F8EE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.37:1 and white text 1.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F0F8EE color

#F0F8EE rgb(240, 248, 238)

Shades of white

The hex color #F0F8EE is a very light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 94.1% red, 97.3% green and 93.3% blue (240, 248, 238).

Its hue angle is 108°, with 42% saturation and 95% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 3% black.

The closest named color is Bath Bubbles (#E6F2EA), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.37:1).

#F0F8EE color codes

HEX	`#F0F8EE`
RGB	`rgb(240, 248, 238)`
RGB percent	`rgb(94.1%, 97.3%, 93.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(108, 42%, 95%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(108, 4%, 97%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 4%, 3%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(96.75, -4.4, 3.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(96.75, 5.87, 138.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(84.933, 91.833, 94.123)`
Decimal	`15792366`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F0F8EE, 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 #F0F8EE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F0F8EE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.37:1	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 #F0F8EE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f0f8ee; }
.text { color: #f0f8ee; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f0f8ee; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(240 248 238 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f0f8ee, #eef8f1); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #F0F8EE?: #F0F8EE is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Bath Bubbles. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F0F8EE?: The RGB value is 240, 248, 238: 240 red, 248 green and 238 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F0F8EE?: The complementary color is #F6EEF8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F0F8EE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.37:1 and white text 1.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.