What color is #F5F6F1?

#F5F6F1 is a very light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Pearl White. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F5F6F1?

The RGB value is 245, 246, 241: 245 red, 246 green and 241 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F5F6F1?

The complementary color is #F2F1F6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F5F6F1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.33:1 and white text 1.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F5F6F1 color

#F5F6F1 rgb(245, 246, 241)

Shades of white

The hex color #F5F6F1 is a very light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.1% red, 96.5% green and 94.5% blue (245, 246, 241).

Its hue angle is 72°, with 22% saturation and 95% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Pearl White (#F3F2ED), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.33:1).

#F5F6F1 color codes

HEX	`#F5F6F1`
RGB	`rgb(245, 246, 241)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.1%, 96.5%, 94.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(72, 22%, 95%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(72, 2%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 2%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(96.69, -1.21, 2.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(96.69, 2.58, 117.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(86.487, 91.675, 96.341)`
Decimal	`16119537`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F5F6F1, 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 #F5F6F1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F5F6F1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.33:1	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 #F5F6F1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f5f6f1; }
.text { color: #f5f6f1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f5f6f1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(245 246 241 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f5f6f1, #f3f6f1); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #F5F6F1?: #F5F6F1 is a very light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Pearl White. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F5F6F1?: The RGB value is 245, 246, 241: 245 red, 246 green and 241 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F5F6F1?: The complementary color is #F2F1F6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F5F6F1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.33:1 and white text 1.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.