What color is #F6EFEB?

#F6EFEB is a very light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Holy Ghost. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F6EFEB?

The RGB value is 246, 239, 235: 246 red, 239 green and 235 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F6EFEB?

The complementary color is #EBF2F6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F6EFEB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.46:1 and white text 1.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F6EFEB color

#F6EFEB rgb(246, 239, 235)

Shades of gray

The hex color #F6EFEB is a very light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.5% red, 93.7% green and 92.2% blue (246, 239, 235).

Its hue angle is 22°, with 38% saturation and 94% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 4% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Holy Ghost (#EFE9E6), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.46:1).

#F6EFEB color codes

HEX	`#F6EFEB`
RGB	`rgb(246, 239, 235)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.5%, 93.7%, 92.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(22, 38%, 94%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(22, 4%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 4%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.88, 1.66, 2.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.88, 3.22, 59.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(83.866, 87.325, 91.018)`
Decimal	`16183275`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F6EFEB, 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 #F6EFEB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F6EFEB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.46:1	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 #F6EFEB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f6efeb; }
.text { color: #f6efeb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f6efeb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(246 239 235 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f6efeb, #f6f5eb); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #F6EFEB?: #F6EFEB is a very light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Holy Ghost. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F6EFEB?: The RGB value is 246, 239, 235: 246 red, 239 green and 235 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F6EFEB?: The complementary color is #EBF2F6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F6EFEB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.46:1 and white text 1.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.