Ivory #FFFFF0

#FFFFF0Ivory
HEX#FFFFF0
RGBrgb(255, 255, 240)
HSLhsl(60, 100%, 97%)
HSVhsv(60, 6%, 100%)
OKLCHoklch(99.6% 0.02 106.8)
OKLABoklab(99.6% -0.006 0.019)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 0%, 6%, 0%)

Ivory (#FFFFF0) is a very light, highly saturated neutral. Ivory is a near-white with a faint yellow tint, popular for wedding invitations and premium paper.

In RGB it is made of 255 red, 255 green and 240 blue. Its HSL hue angle is 60° with 100% saturation and 97% lightness, while its perceptual OKLCH lightness is 100% with a chroma of 0.020. For print, a starting CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 0% black.

As a text color on white, Ivory has a contrast ratio of 1.01:1, which fails WCAG AA even for large text. On black it reaches 20.81:1 and passes AA for normal text. If you use Ivory as a background, put black (or very dark) text on it. The APCA lightness contrast is Lc 105 for black text and Lc 0 for white text.

Its perceptual complement is #FEFEFF, close to white. Colors that look most similar are white, off-white, beige. It looks fairly similar to people with red-green color blindness (ΔE 0), so its meaning mostly survives.

Contrast

Text on white · 1.01:1 ✗
Text on black · 20.81:1 AA ✓
White on Ivory · APCA Lc 0
Black on Ivory · APCA Lc 105

Shades and tints of ivory

Color harmonies

ComplementaryAnalogousSplit complementaryTriadicTetradicMonochromatic

How ivory looks with color blindness

Protanopia: #FFFEEFDeuteranopia: #FFFEF0Tritanopia: #FFFDFBAchromatopsia: #FEFEFE

Similar colors

White#FFFFFFOff-White#FAF9F6Beige#F5F5DCCream#FFFDD0Champagne#F7E7CELavender#E6E6FAPeach#FFE5B4Millennial Pink#F3CFC6

FAQ

What is the hex code for ivory?

The hex code for ivory is #FFFFF0, which is rgb(255, 255, 240) in RGB.

What text color goes on ivory?

Black text. Its contrast with ivory is 20.81:1.

What color is the complement of ivory?

The perceptual (OKLCH) complement of #FFFFF0 is #FEFEFF.

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