What color is #F6EDF3?

#F6EDF3 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 #F6EDF3?

The RGB value is 246, 237, 243: 246 red, 237 green and 243 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F6EDF3?

The complementary color is #EDF6F0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F6EDF3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.33:1 and white text 1.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F6EDF3 color

#F6EDF3 rgb(246, 237, 243)

Shades of gray

The hex color #F6EDF3 is a very light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.5% red, 92.9% green and 95.3% blue (246, 237, 243).

Its hue angle is 320°, with 33% saturation and 95% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 1% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Bride (#EFE7EB), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.33:1).

#F6EDF3 color codes

HEX	`#F6EDF3`
RGB	`rgb(246, 237, 243)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.5%, 92.9%, 95.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(320, 33%, 95%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(320, 4%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 1%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.58, 4.06, -1.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.58, 4.45, 335.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(84.465, 86.633, 97.049)`
Decimal	`16182771`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F6EDF3, 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 #F6EDF3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F6EDF3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.33:1	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 #F6EDF3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f6edf3; }
.text { color: #f6edf3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f6edf3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(246 237 243 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f6edf3, #f6edef); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #F6EDF3?: #F6EDF3 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 #F6EDF3?: The RGB value is 246, 237, 243: 246 red, 237 green and 243 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F6EDF3?: The complementary color is #EDF6F0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F6EDF3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.33:1 and white text 1.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.