What color is #F6EBE3?

#F6EBE3 is a very light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Frothy Milk. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F6EBE3?

The RGB value is 246, 235, 227: 246 red, 235 green and 227 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F6EBE3?

The complementary color is #E3EEF6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F6EBE3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.91:1 and white text 1.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F6EBE3 color

#F6EBE3 rgb(246, 235, 227)

Shades of gray

The hex color #F6EBE3 is a very light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.5% red, 92.2% green and 89% blue (246, 235, 227).

Its hue angle is 25°, with 51% saturation and 93% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 8% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Frothy Milk (#FAEDE6), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.91:1).

#F6EBE3 color codes

HEX	`#F6EBE3`
RGB	`rgb(246, 235, 227)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.5%, 92.2%, 89%)`
HSL	`hsl(25, 51%, 93%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(25, 8%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 8%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.69, 2.36, 5.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.69, 5.71, 65.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(81.578, 84.556, 84.682)`
Decimal	`16182243`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F6EBE3, 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 #F6EBE3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F6EBE3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.91:1	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 #F6EBE3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f6ebe3; }
.text { color: #f6ebe3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f6ebe3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(246 235 227 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f6ebe3, #f6f4e3); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #F6EBE3?: #F6EBE3 is a very light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Frothy Milk. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F6EBE3?: The RGB value is 246, 235, 227: 246 red, 235 green and 227 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F6EBE3?: The complementary color is #E3EEF6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F6EBE3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.91:1 and white text 1.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.