What color is #F6F2F9?

#F6F2F9 is a very light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Walkie Chalkie. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F6F2F9?

The RGB value is 246, 242, 249: 246 red, 242 green and 249 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F6F2F9?

The complementary color is #F5F9F2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F6F2F9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.99:1 and white text 1.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F6F2F9 color

#F6F2F9 rgb(246, 242, 249)

Shades of white

The hex color #F6F2F9 is a very light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.5% red, 94.9% green and 97.6% blue (246, 242, 249).

Its hue angle is 274°, with 37% saturation and 96% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Walkie Chalkie (#FAF5FA), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.99:1).

#F6F2F9 color codes

HEX	`#F6F2F9`
RGB	`rgb(246, 242, 249)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.5%, 94.9%, 97.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(274, 37%, 96%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(274, 3%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 3%, 0%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(95.97, 2.57, -2.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(95.97, 3.87, 311.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(86.854, 89.937, 102.388)`
Decimal	`16184057`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F6F2F9, 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 #F6F2F9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F6F2F9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.99:1	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 #F6F2F9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f6f2f9; }
.text { color: #f6f2f9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f6f2f9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(246 242 249 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f6f2f9, #f9f2f8); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #F6F2F9?: #F6F2F9 is a very light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Walkie Chalkie. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F6F2F9?: The RGB value is 246, 242, 249: 246 red, 242 green and 249 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F6F2F9?: The complementary color is #F5F9F2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F6F2F9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.99:1 and white text 1.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.