What color is #F6F0ED?

#F6F0ED is a very light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Angelic Wings. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F6F0ED?

The RGB value is 246, 240, 237: 246 red, 240 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F6F0ED?

The complementary color is #EDF3F6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F6F0ED?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.61:1 and white text 1.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F6F0ED color

#F6F0ED rgb(246, 240, 237)

Shades of white

The hex color #F6F0ED is a very light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.5% red, 94.1% green and 92.9% blue (246, 240, 237).

Its hue angle is 20°, with 33% saturation and 95% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 4% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Angelic Wings (#F4EFEE), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.61:1).

#F6F0ED color codes

HEX	`#F6F0ED`
RGB	`rgb(246, 240, 237)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.5%, 94.1%, 92.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(20, 33%, 95%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(20, 4%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 4%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(95.17, 1.49, 2.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(95.17, 2.62, 55.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(84.45, 88.028, 92.646)`
Decimal	`16183533`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F6F0ED, 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 #F6F0ED	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F6F0ED as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.61:1	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 #F6F0ED looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f6f0ed; }
.text { color: #f6f0ed; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f6f0ed; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(246 240 237 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f6f0ed, #f6f5ed); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Seashell.

Questions

What color is #F6F0ED?: #F6F0ED is a very light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Angelic Wings. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F6F0ED?: The RGB value is 246, 240, 237: 246 red, 240 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F6F0ED?: The complementary color is #EDF3F6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F6F0ED?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.61:1 and white text 1.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.