What color is #F6ECF0?

#F6ECF0 is a very light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Bride. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F6ECF0?

The RGB value is 246, 236, 240: 246 red, 236 green and 240 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F6ECF0?

The complementary color is #ECF6F2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F6ECF0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.18:1 and white text 1.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F6ECF0 color

#F6ECF0 rgb(246, 236, 240)

Shades of gray

The hex color #F6ECF0 is a very light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.5% red, 92.5% green and 94.1% blue (246, 236, 240).

Its hue angle is 336°, with 36% saturation and 95% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 2% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Bride (#EFE7EB), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.18:1).

#F6ECF0 color codes

HEX	`#F6ECF0`
RGB	`rgb(246, 236, 240)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.5%, 92.5%, 94.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(336, 36%, 95%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(336, 4%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 2%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.26, 4.05, -0.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.26, 4.12, 349.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(83.727, 85.876, 94.586)`
Decimal	`16182512`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F6ECF0, 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 #F6ECF0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F6ECF0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.18:1	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 #F6ECF0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f6ecf0; }
.text { color: #f6ecf0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f6ecf0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(246 236 240 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f6ecf0, #f6edec); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #F6ECF0?: #F6ECF0 is a very light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Bride. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F6ECF0?: The RGB value is 246, 236, 240: 246 red, 236 green and 240 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F6ECF0?: The complementary color is #ECF6F2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F6ECF0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.18:1 and white text 1.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.