What color is #F6F3E7?

#F6F3E7 is a very light, desaturated yellow known as Rapture’s Light. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Rapture’s Light?

The RGB value is 246, 243, 231: 246 red, 243 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Rapture’s Light?

The complementary color is #E7EAF6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F6F3E7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.89:1 and white text 1.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Rapture’s Light color: hex code #F6F3E7

#F6F3E7 rgb(246, 243, 231)

Shades of beige

Rapture’s Light has the hex code #F6F3E7. It is a very light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.5% red, 95.3% green and 90.6% blue (246, 243, 231).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 45% saturation and 94% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 6% yellow and 4% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.89:1).

Rapture’s Light (#F6F3E7) color codes

HEX	`#F6F3E7`
RGB	`rgb(246, 243, 231)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.5%, 95.3%, 90.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 45%, 94%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 6%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 6%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(95.77, -1.05, 6.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(95.77, 6.22, 99.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(84.478, 89.464, 88.404)`
Decimal	`16184295`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Rapture’s Light, 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 #F6F3E7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F6F3E7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.89:1	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 #F6F3E7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f6f3e7; }
.text { color: #f6f3e7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f6f3e7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(246 243 231 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f6f3e7, #f2f6e7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alabaster.

See #F6F3E7 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #F6F3E7?: #F6F3E7 is a very light, desaturated yellow known as Rapture’s Light. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Rapture’s Light?: The RGB value is 246, 243, 231: 246 red, 243 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Rapture’s Light?: The complementary color is #E7EAF6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F6F3E7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.89:1 and white text 1.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.