What color is #F3F6FD?

#F3F6FD is a very light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Cotton Ball. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F3F6FD?

The RGB value is 243, 246, 253: 243 red, 246 green and 253 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F3F6FD?

The complementary color is #FDFAF3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F3F6FD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.41:1 and white text 1.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F3F6FD color

#F3F6FD rgb(243, 246, 253)

Shades of white

The hex color #F3F6FD is a very light, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 95.3% red, 96.5% green and 99.2% blue (243, 246, 253).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 71% saturation and 97% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 1% black.

The closest named color is Cotton Ball (#F2F7FD), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.41:1).

#F3F6FD color codes

HEX	`#F3F6FD`
RGB	`rgb(243, 246, 253)`
RGB percent	`rgb(95.3%, 96.5%, 99.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 71%, 97%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 4%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 3%, 0%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(96.84, 0.27, -3.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(96.84, 3.71, 274.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(87.644, 92.058, 106.061)`
Decimal	`15988477`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F3F6FD, 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 #F3F6FD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F3F6FD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.41:1	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 #F3F6FD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f3f6fd; }
.text { color: #f3f6fd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f3f6fd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(243 246 253 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f3f6fd, #f5f3fd); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #F3F6FD?: #F3F6FD is a very light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Cotton Ball. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F3F6FD?: The RGB value is 243, 246, 253: 243 red, 246 green and 253 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F3F6FD?: The complementary color is #FDFAF3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F3F6FD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.41:1 and white text 1.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.