What color is #F4F6FA?

#F4F6FA is a very light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Errigal White. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F4F6FA?

The RGB value is 244, 246, 250: 244 red, 246 green and 250 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F4F6FA?

The complementary color is #FAF8F4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F4F6FA?

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.

#F4F6FA color

#F4F6FA rgb(244, 246, 250)

Shades of white

The hex color #F4F6FA is a very light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 95.7% red, 96.5% green and 98% blue (244, 246, 250).

Its hue angle is 220°, with 37% saturation and 97% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Errigal White (#F2F2F4), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#F4F6FA color codes

HEX	`#F4F6FA`
RGB	`rgb(244, 246, 250)`
RGB percent	`rgb(95.7%, 96.5%, 98%)`
HSL	`hsl(220, 37%, 97%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(220, 2%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 2%, 0%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(96.84, 0.05, -2.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(96.84, 2.15, 271.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(87.516, 92.047, 103.58)`
Decimal	`16054010`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F4F6FA, 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 #F4F6FA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F4F6FA 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 #F4F6FA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f4f6fa; }
.text { color: #f4f6fa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f4f6fa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(244 246 250 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f4f6fa, #f5f4fa); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #F4F6FA?: #F4F6FA is a very light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Errigal White. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F4F6FA?: The RGB value is 244, 246, 250: 244 red, 246 green and 250 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F4F6FA?: The complementary color is #FAF8F4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F4F6FA?: 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.