What color is #F4F6E3?

#F4F6E3 is a very light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Restful Rain. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F4F6E3?

The RGB value is 244, 246, 227: 244 red, 246 green and 227 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F4F6E3?

The complementary color is #E5E3F6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F4F6E3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.14:1 and white text 1.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F4F6E3 color

#F4F6E3 rgb(244, 246, 227)

Shades of white

The hex color #F4F6E3 is a very light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 95.7% red, 96.5% green and 89% blue (244, 246, 227).

Its hue angle is 66°, with 51% saturation and 93% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Restful Rain (#F1F2DD), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.14:1).

#F4F6E3 color codes

HEX	`#F4F6E3`
RGB	`rgb(244, 246, 227)`
RGB percent	`rgb(95.7%, 96.5%, 89%)`
HSL	`hsl(66, 51%, 93%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(66, 8%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 8%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(96.28, -3.91, 8.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(96.28, 9.73, 113.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(84.127, 90.691, 85.731)`
Decimal	`16053987`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F4F6E3, 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 #F4F6E3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F4F6E3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.14:1	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 #F4F6E3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f4f6e3; }
.text { color: #f4f6e3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f4f6e3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(244 246 227 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f4f6e3, #ebf6e3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Beige.

Questions

What color is #F4F6E3?: #F4F6E3 is a very light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Restful Rain. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F4F6E3?: The RGB value is 244, 246, 227: 244 red, 246 green and 227 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F4F6E3?: The complementary color is #E5E3F6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F4F6E3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.14:1 and white text 1.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.