What color is #F0F9ED?

#F0F9ED is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Floaty Bubble. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F0F9ED?

The RGB value is 240, 249, 237: 240 red, 249 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F0F9ED?

The complementary color is #F6EDF9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F0F9ED?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.48:1 and white text 1.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F0F9ED color

#F0F9ED rgb(240, 249, 237)

Shades of white

The hex color #F0F9ED is a very light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 94.1% red, 97.6% green and 92.9% blue (240, 249, 237).

Its hue angle is 105°, with 50% saturation and 95% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Floaty Bubble (#EAF5E7), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.48:1).

#F0F9ED color codes

HEX	`#F0F9ED`
RGB	`rgb(240, 249, 237)`
RGB percent	`rgb(94.1%, 97.6%, 92.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(105, 50%, 95%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(105, 5%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 5%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(96.98, -5.08, 4.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(96.98, 6.94, 137.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(85.094, 92.391, 93.455)`
Decimal	`15792621`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F0F9ED, 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 #F0F9ED	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F0F9ED as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.48:1	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 #F0F9ED looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f0f9ed; }
.text { color: #f0f9ed; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f0f9ed; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(240 249 237 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f0f9ed, #edf9f0); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #F0F9ED?: #F0F9ED is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Floaty Bubble. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F0F9ED?: The RGB value is 240, 249, 237: 240 red, 249 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F0F9ED?: The complementary color is #F6EDF9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F0F9ED?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.48:1 and white text 1.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.