What color is #F8F0F2?

#F8F0F2 is a very light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Grim White. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F8F0F2?

The RGB value is 248, 240, 242: 248 red, 240 green and 242 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F8F0F2?

The complementary color is #F0F8F6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F8F0F2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.74:1 and white text 1.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F8F0F2 color

#F8F0F2 rgb(248, 240, 242)

Shades of white

The hex color #F8F0F2 is a very light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 97.3% red, 94.1% green and 94.9% blue (248, 240, 242).

Its hue angle is 345°, with 36% saturation and 96% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 2% yellow and 3% black.

The closest named color is Grim White (#F6F1F4), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.74:1).

#F8F0F2 color codes

HEX	`#F8F0F2`
RGB	`rgb(248, 240, 242)`
RGB percent	`rgb(97.3%, 94.1%, 94.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(345, 36%, 96%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(345, 3%, 97%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 2%, 3%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(95.45, 3.02, -0.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(95.45, 3.02, 359.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(85.896, 88.688, 96.581)`
Decimal	`16314610`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F8F0F2, 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 #F8F0F2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F8F0F2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.74:1	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 #F8F0F2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f8f0f2; }
.text { color: #f8f0f2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f8f0f2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(248 240 242 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f8f0f2, #f8f2f0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Snow White.

Questions

What color is #F8F0F2?: #F8F0F2 is a very light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Grim White. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F8F0F2?: The RGB value is 248, 240, 242: 248 red, 240 green and 242 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F8F0F2?: The complementary color is #F0F8F6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F8F0F2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.74:1 and white text 1.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.