Azure — #F0FFFF
#F0FFFF is a very light, vivid cyan. It is the CSS named color azure.
Color values
| HEX | #F0FFFF |
| RGB | rgb(240, 255, 255) |
| HSL | hsl(180, 100%, 97%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(6%, 0%, 0%, 0%) |
| Decimal | 15794175 |
| CSS | color: #F0FFFF; |
| Android | 0xFFF0FFFF |
| Swift | UIColor(red: 0.941, green: 1.000, blue: 1.000, alpha: 1) |
Accessibility and contrast
| White text on #F0FFFF | 1.03:1 — AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail |
| Black text on #F0FFFF | 20.45:1 — AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass |
| Recommended text color | black |
WCAG 2.1 asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text (18 pt, or 14 pt bold).
Tints and shades of #F0FFFF
Each swatch keeps the hue and saturation of #F0FFFF and varies only lightness — the quickest way to build a usable scale from a single brand color.
Colors that go with #F0FFFF
Harmonies generated by rotating the hue on the color wheel while holding saturation and lightness constant.
Using #F0FFFF in code
/* CSS */
.element { color: #F0FFFF; background-color: #F0FFFF; }
.element { color: rgb(240 255 255); }
.element { color: hsl(180 100% 97%); }
/* Tailwind arbitrary value */
<div class="bg-[#F0FFFF] text-black">
/* SCSS variable */
$brand: #F0FFFF;Frequently asked questions
What color is #F0FFFF?
#F0FFFF is a very light, vivid cyan, which CSS calls azure. Its hue sits at 180° on the color wheel, with 100% saturation and 97% lightness.
What is #F0FFFF in RGB?
#F0FFFF converts to rgb(240, 255, 255) — 240 red, 255 green and 255 blue.
What is #F0FFFF in CMYK?
Approximately cmyk(6%, 0%, 0%, 0%). Print output depends on the ICC profile of the press and paper, so treat this as a starting point rather than an exact match.
Should text on #F0FFFF be white or black?
Black gives the better contrast ratio (20.45:1 versus 1.03:1).
What is the complementary color of #F0FFFF?
#FFF0F0 — the hue directly opposite #F0FFFF on the color wheel.