What color is #F6E7E8?

#F6E7E8 is a very light, desaturated red, closest to the named color White Christmas. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F6E7E8?

The RGB value is 246, 231, 232: 246 red, 231 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F6E7E8?

The complementary color is #E7F6F5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F6E7E8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.51:1 and white text 1.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F6E7E8 color

#F6E7E8 rgb(246, 231, 232)

Shades of gray

The hex color #F6E7E8 is a very light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.5% red, 90.6% green and 91% blue (246, 231, 232).

Its hue angle is 356°, with 45% saturation and 94% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 6% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is White Christmas (#F4E8E8), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.51:1).

#F6E7E8 color codes

HEX	`#F6E7E8`
RGB	`rgb(246, 231, 232)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.5%, 90.6%, 91%)`
HSL	`hsl(356, 45%, 94%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(356, 6%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 6%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.83, 5.25, 1.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.83, 5.42, 14.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(81.146, 82.572, 87.991)`
Decimal	`16181224`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F6E7E8, 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 #F6E7E8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F6E7E8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.51:1	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 #F6E7E8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f6e7e8; }
.text { color: #f6e7e8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f6e7e8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(246 231 232 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f6e7e8, #f6eee7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Blush.

Questions

What color is #F6E7E8?: #F6E7E8 is a very light, desaturated red, closest to the named color White Christmas. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F6E7E8?: The RGB value is 246, 231, 232: 246 red, 231 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F6E7E8?: The complementary color is #E7F6F5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F6E7E8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.51:1 and white text 1.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.