What color is #F0FADC?

#F0FADC is a very light, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Futon. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F0FADC?

The RGB value is 240, 250, 220: 240 red, 250 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F0FADC?

The complementary color is #E6DCFA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F0FADC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.41:1 and white text 1.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F0FADC color

#F0FADC rgb(240, 250, 220)

Shades of green

The hex color #F0FADC is a very light, moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 94.1% red, 98% green and 86.3% blue (240, 250, 220).

Its hue angle is 80°, with 75% saturation and 92% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Futon (#EDF6DB), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.41:1).

#F0FADC color codes

HEX	`#F0FADC`
RGB	`rgb(240, 250, 220)`
RGB percent	`rgb(94.1%, 98%, 86.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(80, 75%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(80, 12%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 12%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(96.85, -8.42, 13.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(96.85, 15.72, 122.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(83.037, 92.064, 81.092)`
Decimal	`15792860`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F0FADC, 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 #F0FADC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F0FADC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.41:1	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 #F0FADC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f0fadc; }
.text { color: #f0fadc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f0fadc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(240 250 220 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f0fadc, #e1fadc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Yellow.

Questions

What color is #F0FADC?: #F0FADC is a very light, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Futon. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F0FADC?: The RGB value is 240, 250, 220: 240 red, 250 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F0FADC?: The complementary color is #E6DCFA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F0FADC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.41:1 and white text 1.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.