honeydew — #F0FFF0
#F0FFF0
rgb(240, 255, 240) · hsl(120, 100%, 97%) · CSS keyword honeydew
Can you put text on it?
| Contrast | Body text | Large text | |
|---|---|---|---|
| honeydew on white | 1.04:1 | — | — |
| honeydew on black | 20.27:1 | AA | AA |
As a background, honeydew takes black text: 20.27:1 against 1.04:1 the other way. A colour picker will give you the hex and stop there, which is why so many palettes look right and fail an accessibility audit.
Using it
color: honeydew;
color: #f0fff0;
color: rgb(240 255 240);All three are the same colour. The keyword is one of the 141 CSS named colours — a list settled in CSS 2.1 and added to exactly once since, when rebeccapurple was standardised in 2014.
Colours close to honeydew
- mintcream — #F5FFFA
- azure — #F0FFFF
- aliceblue — #F0F8FF
- ivory — #FFFFF0
- whitesmoke — #F5F5F5
- ghostwhite — #F8F8FF
Frequently asked questions
What is the hex code for honeydew?
The hex code for honeydew is #F0FFF0 — RGB 240, 255, 240.
Can I use honeydew for text?
Not on a white background. honeydew reaches only 1.04:1, and WCAG AA asks for 4.5:1. It works as a background or a border, not as ink.
Should text on honeydew be black or white?
Black — 20.27:1 against 1.04:1 the other way.
Other named colours
- hotpink — #FF69B4
- indianred — #CD5C5C
- indigo — #4B0082
- ivory — #FFFFF0
- khaki — #F0E68C
- lavender — #E6E6FA
- lavenderblush — #FFF0F5
- lawngreen — #7CFC00
- lemonchiffon — #FFFACD
- lightblue — #ADD8E6
- lightcoral — #F08080
- lightcyan — #E0FFFF
#F0FFF0 in full — tints, shades and harmonies · All named colours · Colour reference