What color is #F0F8FB?

#F0F8FB is a very light, moderate azure, closest to the named color Silent Snowfall. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F0F8FB?

The RGB value is 240, 248, 251: 240 red, 248 green and 251 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F0F8FB?

The complementary color is #FBF3F0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F0F8FB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.53:1 and white text 1.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F0F8FB color

#F0F8FB rgb(240, 248, 251)

Shades of white

The hex color #F0F8FB is a very light, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 94.1% red, 97.3% green and 98.4% blue (240, 248, 251).

Its hue angle is 196°, with 58% 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 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.53:1).

#F0F8FB color codes

HEX	`#F0F8FB`
RGB	`rgb(240, 248, 251)`
RGB percent	`rgb(94.1%, 97.3%, 98.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(196, 58%, 96%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(196, 4%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 1%, 0%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(97.08, -2.09, -2.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(97.08, 3.14, 228.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(86.912, 92.625, 104.548)`
Decimal	`15792379`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F0F8FB, 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 #F0F8FB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F0F8FB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.53:1	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 #F0F8FB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f0f8fb; }
.text { color: #f0f8fb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f0f8fb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(240 248 251 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f0f8fb, #f0f3fb); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #F0F8FB?: #F0F8FB is a very light, moderate azure, closest to the named color Silent Snowfall. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F0F8FB?: The RGB value is 240, 248, 251: 240 red, 248 green and 251 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F0F8FB?: The complementary color is #FBF3F0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F0F8FB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.53:1 and white text 1.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.