What color is #F0FDEC?

#F0FDEC is a very light, vivid green, closest to the named color Honeydew. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F0FDEC?

The RGB value is 240, 253, 236: 240 red, 253 green and 236 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F0FDEC?

The complementary color is #F9ECFD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F0FDEC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.97:1 and white text 1.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F0FDEC color

#F0FDEC rgb(240, 253, 236)

Shades of white

The hex color #F0FDEC is a very light, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 94.1% red, 99.2% green and 92.5% blue (240, 253, 236).

Its hue angle is 106°, with 81% saturation and 96% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 1% black.

The closest named color is Honeydew (#F0FFF0), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.97:1).

#F0FDEC color codes

HEX	`#F0FDEC`
RGB	`rgb(240, 253, 236)`
RGB percent	`rgb(94.1%, 99.2%, 92.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(106, 81%, 96%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(106, 7%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 7%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(97.97, -7.26, 6.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(97.97, 9.85, 137.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(86.198, 94.832, 93.104)`
Decimal	`15793644`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F0FDEC, 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 #F0FDEC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F0FDEC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.97:1	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 #F0FDEC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f0fdec; }
.text { color: #f0fdec; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f0fdec; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(240 253 236 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f0fdec, #ecfdf1); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #F0FDEC?: #F0FDEC is a very light, vivid green, closest to the named color Honeydew. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F0FDEC?: The RGB value is 240, 253, 236: 240 red, 253 green and 236 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F0FDEC?: The complementary color is #F9ECFD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F0FDEC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.97:1 and white text 1.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.