What color is #F0FFE0?

#F0FFE0 is a very light, vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Futon. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F0FFE0?

The RGB value is 240, 255, 224: 240 red, 255 green and 224 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F0FFE0?

The complementary color is #EFE0FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F0FFE0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 20.09:1 and white text 1.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F0FFE0 color

#F0FFE0 rgb(240, 255, 224)

Shades of green

The hex color #F0FFE0 is a very light, vivid yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 94.1% red, 100% green and 87.8% blue (240, 255, 224).

Its hue angle is 89°, with 100% saturation and 94% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Futon (#EDF6DB), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.09:1).

#F0FFE0 color codes

HEX	`#F0FFE0`
RGB	`rgb(240, 255, 224)`
RGB percent	`rgb(94.1%, 100%, 87.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(89, 100%, 94%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(89, 12%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 12%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(98.2, -10.26, 13.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(98.2, 16.68, 127.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(85.148, 95.427, 84.44)`
Decimal	`15794144`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F0FFE0, 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 #F0FFE0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F0FFE0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.09:1	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 #F0FFE0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f0ffe0; }
.text { color: #f0ffe0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f0ffe0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(240 255 224 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f0ffe0, #e1ffe0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honeydew.

Questions

What color is #F0FFE0?: #F0FFE0 is a very light, vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Futon. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F0FFE0?: The RGB value is 240, 255, 224: 240 red, 255 green and 224 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F0FFE0?: The complementary color is #EFE0FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F0FFE0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 20.09:1 and white text 1.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.