What color is #F7F0F0?

#F7F0F0 is a very light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Grannie’s Pearls. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F7F0F0?

The RGB value is 247, 240, 240: 247 red, 240 green and 240 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F7F0F0?

The complementary color is #F0F7F7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F7F0F0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.68:1 and white text 1.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F7F0F0 color

#F7F0F0 rgb(247, 240, 240)

Shades of white

The hex color #F7F0F0 is a very light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.9% red, 94.1% green and 94.1% blue (247, 240, 240).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 30% saturation and 95% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 3% yellow and 3% black.

The closest named color is Grannie’s Pearls (#F6EEED), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.68:1).

#F7F0F0 color codes

HEX	`#F7F0F0`
RGB	`rgb(247, 240, 240)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.9%, 94.1%, 94.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 30%, 95%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 3%, 97%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 3%, 3%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(95.32, 2.34, 0.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(95.32, 2.48, 19.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(85.244, 88.386, 94.991)`
Decimal	`16249072`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F7F0F0, 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 #F7F0F0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F7F0F0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.68:1	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 #F7F0F0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f7f0f0; }
.text { color: #f7f0f0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f7f0f0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(247 240 240 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f7f0f0, #f7f3f0); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #F7F0F0?: #F7F0F0 is a very light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Grannie’s Pearls. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F7F0F0?: The RGB value is 247, 240, 240: 247 red, 240 green and 240 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F7F0F0?: The complementary color is #F0F7F7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F7F0F0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.68:1 and white text 1.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.