What color is #F3F6FB?

#F3F6FB is a very light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Cotton Ball. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F3F6FB?

The RGB value is 243, 246, 251: 243 red, 246 green and 251 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F3F6FB?

The complementary color is #FBF8F3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F3F6FB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.39:1 and white text 1.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F3F6FB color

#F3F6FB rgb(243, 246, 251)

Shades of white

The hex color #F3F6FB is a very light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 95.3% red, 96.5% green and 98.4% blue (243, 246, 251).

Its hue angle is 217°, with 50% saturation and 97% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Cotton Ball (#F2F7FD), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.39:1).

#F3F6FB color codes

HEX	`#F3F6FB`
RGB	`rgb(243, 246, 251)`
RGB percent	`rgb(95.3%, 96.5%, 98.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(217, 50%, 97%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(217, 3%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 2%, 0%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(96.79, -0.09, -2.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(96.79, 2.74, 268.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(87.327, 91.931, 104.392)`
Decimal	`15988475`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F3F6FB, 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 #F3F6FB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F3F6FB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.39:1	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 #F3F6FB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f3f6fb; }
.text { color: #f3f6fb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f3f6fb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(243 246 251 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f3f6fb, #f4f3fb); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #F3F6FB?: #F3F6FB is a very light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Cotton Ball. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F3F6FB?: The RGB value is 243, 246, 251: 243 red, 246 green and 251 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F3F6FB?: The complementary color is #FBF8F3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F3F6FB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.39:1 and white text 1.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.