#F0E3E2

Accessibility

AAA

16.79:1

Vs white / black

1.25:1 · 16.79:1

Sources

Library color

Codes

Formats

HEX

#f0e3e2

RGB

rgb(240, 227, 226)

RGBA

rgba(240, 227, 226, 1)

HSL

hsl(4, 32%, 91%)

HSLA

hsla(4, 32%, 91%, 1)

HSV

hsv(4, 6%, 94%)

LAB

lab(91.21% 4.24 2.07)

LCH

lch(91.21% 4.72 26.02)

OKLAB

oklab(0.9259 0.0132 0.0055)

OKLCH

oklch(0.9259 0.0143 22.62)

XYZ

xyz(77.13, 78.96, 83.11)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 5%, 6%, 6%)

CSS

color: #f0e3e2;

CSS variable

--color-f0e3e2: #f0e3e2;

SCSS

$color-f0e3e2: #f0e3e2;

JavaScript

const color = "#f0e3e2";

TypeScript

const color: string = "#f0e3e2";

React

style={{ backgroundColor: "#f0e3e2" }}

JSON

{ "hex": "#f0e3e2", "rgb": { "r": 240, "g": 227, "b": 226 }, "oklch": "oklch(0.9259 0.0143 22.62)" }

Export

Developer code

css

:root {
  --#f0e3e2-1: #f0e3e2;
}

Design systems

Nearest official tokens

An arbitrary HEX is not an official Tailwind, Material, or Bootstrap color. Distance is CIEDE2000.

Nearest Tailwind color

red-50

Noticeably different · ΔE 3.2 · #FEF2F2

Nearest CSS named color

LavenderBlush

Noticeably different · ΔE 4.22 · #FFF0F5

Nearest Material color

deep-orange-50

Noticeably different · ΔE 2.41 · #FBE9E7

Nearest Bootstrap color

light

Very different · ΔE 7.46 · #F8F9FA

OKLCH

Perceptual 50–950 scale

Generated in OKLCH from this hex. Not an official Tailwind scale unless the hex itself is a Tailwind token.

50fff0ef 100f5e3e2 200e1cfce 300cab9b8 400ae9d9c 500928281 6007c6c6b 700645554 8004e403f 900392b2a 950231716

Palette

Tints & shades

Full scale from light tints through the base color into deep shades

fefdfd fdfafa fbf8f8 faf6f5 f9f3f3 f8f1f1 f6efee f5ecec f4eae9 f3e8e7 f1e5e4 f0e3e2 dcd0cf c8bdbc b4aaaa a09797 8c8484 787271 645f5e 504c4b 3c3939 282626 141313

Palette

Tints

Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights

fefdfd fdfafa fbf8f8 faf6f5 f9f3f3 f8f1f1 f6efee f5ecec f4eae9 f3e8e7 f1e5e4

Palette

Shades

Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis

dcd0cf c8bdbc b4aaaa a09797 8c8484 787271 645f5e 504c4b 3c3939 282626 141313

Palette

Tones

Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces

e7dbda ddd3d2 d4caca cbc2c1 c1bab9 b8b2b1 afa9a9 a5a1a1 9c9999 939190 898888

Harmony

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel for contrast

#F0E3E2Stop 1 #E1EEEFStop 2

Harmony

Analogous

Neighbors that sit comfortably together

#EFE1E7Stop 1 #F0E3E2Stop 2 #EFE9E1Stop 3

Harmony

Triadic

Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets

#F0E3E2Stop 1 #E1EFE2Stop 2 #E2E1EFStop 3

Harmony

Split complementary

Base plus two accents beside the complement

#F0E3E2Stop 1 #E1EFE9Stop 2 #E1E7EFStop 3

Harmony

Monochromatic

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#432523Stop 1 #76403DStop 2 #A85C57Stop 3 #C28D89Stop 4 #DCBEBCStop 5

Using this color

Where #f0e3e2 works

#F0E3E2 (#f0e3e2) sits in the red family at about 4° hue, 32% saturation, and 91% lightness. Contrast is 1.25:1 on white and 16.79:1 on black, so near-black labels read more clearly on the swatch itself. Nearest Tailwind token: red-50 (approximation unless the hex is an official scale stop).

Sensible jobs for this swatch

page or card backgrounds
text or icons on charcoal / dark mode

Do not use #f0e3e2 as small body text on white — 1.25:1 misses WCAG AA (4.5:1). Pair it with a darker shade from the scale below, or check pairs in the contrast checker.

Family context: Energy, urgency, passion, and excitement. Often used for CTAs, alerts, and brands that want attention. Common uses still include buttons, charts, and accents in the Red range — always verify the pair for this exact hex in the contrast checker.

Similar & related colors

Nearby colors from the library by perceptual distance

Material Deep Orange 50#FBE9E7 Tailwind red 50#FEF2F2 Tailwind rose 50#FFF1F2 Material Red 50#FFEBEE LavenderBlush#FFF0F5 Material Brown 50#EFEBE9 Tailwind pink 50#FDF2F8 Tailwind stone 200#E7E5E4 MistyRose#FFE4E1 SeaShell#FFF5EE Tailwind rose 100#FFE4E6 Tailwind red 100#FEE2E2