What color is #F6F4F1?

#F6F4F1 is a very light, grayish orange known as White Chalk. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of White Chalk?

The RGB value is 246, 244, 241: 246 red, 244 green and 241 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of White Chalk?

The complementary color is #F1F3F6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F6F4F1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.13:1 and white text 1.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

White Chalk color: hex code #F6F4F1

#F6F4F1 rgb(246, 244, 241)

Shades of white

White Chalk has the hex code #F6F4F1. It is a very light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.5% red, 95.7% green and 94.5% blue (246, 244, 241).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 22% saturation and 95% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 2% yellow and 4% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.13:1).

White Chalk (#F6F4F1) color codes

HEX	`#F6F4F1`
RGB	`rgb(246, 244, 241)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.5%, 95.7%, 94.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 22%, 95%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 2%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 2%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(96.26, 0.14, 1.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(96.26, 1.68, 85.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(86.231, 90.645, 96.155)`
Decimal	`16184561`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with White Chalk, 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 #F6F4F1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F6F4F1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.13:1	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 #F6F4F1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f6f4f1; }
.text { color: #f6f4f1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f6f4f1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(246 244 241 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f6f4f1, #f6f6f1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #F6F4F1 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #F6F4F1?: #F6F4F1 is a very light, grayish orange known as White Chalk. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of White Chalk?: The RGB value is 246, 244, 241: 246 red, 244 green and 241 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of White Chalk?: The complementary color is #F1F3F6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F6F4F1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.13:1 and white text 1.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.