What color is #F5F6DF?

#F5F6DF is a very light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Beige. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F5F6DF?

The RGB value is 245, 246, 223: 245 red, 246 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F5F6DF?

The complementary color is #E0DFF6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F5F6DF?

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.

#F5F6DF color

#F5F6DF rgb(245, 246, 223)

Shades of white

The hex color #F5F6DF is a very light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.1% red, 96.5% green and 87.5% blue (245, 246, 223).

Its hue angle is 63°, with 56% saturation and 92% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Beige (#F5F5DC), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#F5F6DF color codes

HEX	`#F5F6DF`
RGB	`rgb(245, 246, 223)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.1%, 96.5%, 87.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(63, 56%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(63, 9%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 9%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(96.27, -4.22, 10.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(96.27, 11.74, 111.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(83.93, 90.652, 82.874)`
Decimal	`16119519`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F5F6DF, 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 #F5F6DF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F5F6DF 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 #F5F6DF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f5f6df; }
.text { color: #f5f6df; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f5f6df; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(245 246 223 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f5f6df, #eaf6df); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #F5F6DF?: #F5F6DF is a very light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Beige. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F5F6DF?: The RGB value is 245, 246, 223: 245 red, 246 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F5F6DF?: The complementary color is #E0DFF6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F5F6DF?: 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.