What color is #F0F8F0?

#F0F8F0 is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Mint Cream. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F0F8F0?

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

What is the complementary color of #F0F8F0?

The complementary color is #F8F0F8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F0F8F0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.39:1 and white text 1.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F0F8F0 color

#F0F8F0 rgb(240, 248, 240)

Shades of white

The hex color #F0F8F0 is a very light, desaturated green.

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

Its hue angle is 120°, with 36% saturation and 96% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 3% black.

The closest named color is Mint Cream (#F5FFFA), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.39:1).

#F0F8F0 color codes

HEX	`#F0F8F0`
RGB	`rgb(240, 248, 240)`
RGB percent	`rgb(94.1%, 97.3%, 94.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 36%, 96%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 3%, 97%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 3%, 3%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(96.8, -4.06, 2.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(96.8, 5, 144.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(85.228, 91.951, 95.679)`
Decimal	`15792368`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F0F8F0, 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 #F0F8F0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F0F8F0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.39:1	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 #F0F8F0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f0f8f0; }
.text { color: #f0f8f0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f0f8f0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(240 248 240 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f0f8f0, #f0f8f4); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #F0F8F0?: #F0F8F0 is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Mint Cream. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F0F8F0?: The RGB value is 240, 248, 240: 240 red, 248 green and 240 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F0F8F0?: The complementary color is #F8F0F8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F0F8F0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.39:1 and white text 1.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.