What color is #F6F1EB?

#F6F1EB is a very light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Silver Bird. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F6F1EB?

The RGB value is 246, 241, 235: 246 red, 241 green and 235 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F6F1EB?

The complementary color is #EBF0F6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F6F1EB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.7:1 and white text 1.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F6F1EB color

#F6F1EB rgb(246, 241, 235)

Shades of white

The hex color #F6F1EB is a very light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.5% red, 94.5% green and 92.2% blue (246, 241, 235).

Its hue angle is 33°, with 38% saturation and 94% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 4% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Silver Bird (#FBF5F0), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.7:1).

#F6F1EB color codes

HEX	`#F6F1EB`
RGB	`rgb(246, 241, 235)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.5%, 94.5%, 92.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(33, 38%, 94%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(33, 4%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 4%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(95.37, 0.64, 3.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(95.37, 3.54, 79.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(84.455, 88.502, 91.215)`
Decimal	`16183787`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F6F1EB, 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 #F6F1EB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F6F1EB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.7:1	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 #F6F1EB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f6f1eb; }
.text { color: #f6f1eb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f6f1eb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(246 241 235 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f6f1eb, #f6f6eb); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #F6F1EB?: #F6F1EB is a very light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Silver Bird. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F6F1EB?: The RGB value is 246, 241, 235: 246 red, 241 green and 235 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F6F1EB?: The complementary color is #EBF0F6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F6F1EB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.7:1 and white text 1.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.