What color is #F0F8F5?

#F0F8F5 is a very light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Everlasting Ice. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F0F8F5?

The RGB value is 240, 248, 245: 240 red, 248 green and 245 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F0F8F5?

The complementary color is #F8F0F3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F0F8F5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.45:1 and white text 1.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F0F8F5 color

#F0F8F5 rgb(240, 248, 245)

Shades of white

The hex color #F0F8F5 is a very light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 94.1% red, 97.3% green and 96.1% blue (240, 248, 245).

Its hue angle is 158°, with 36% saturation and 96% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 3% black.

The closest named color is Everlasting Ice (#F6FDFA), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.45:1).

#F0F8F5 color codes

HEX	`#F0F8F5`
RGB	`rgb(240, 248, 245)`
RGB percent	`rgb(94.1%, 97.3%, 96.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(158, 36%, 96%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(158, 3%, 97%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 1%, 3%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(96.92, -3.17, 0.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(96.92, 3.21, 170.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(85.981, 92.252, 99.645)`
Decimal	`15792373`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F0F8F5, 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 #F0F8F5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F0F8F5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.45:1	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 #F0F8F5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f0f8f5; }
.text { color: #f0f8f5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f0f8f5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(240 248 245 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f0f8f5, #f0f7f8); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #F0F8F5?: #F0F8F5 is a very light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Everlasting Ice. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F0F8F5?: The RGB value is 240, 248, 245: 240 red, 248 green and 245 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F0F8F5?: The complementary color is #F8F0F3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F0F8F5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.45:1 and white text 1.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.