What color is #F6F5FD?

#F6F5FD is a very light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Ghost White. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F6F5FD?

The RGB value is 246, 245, 253: 246 red, 245 green and 253 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F6F5FD?

The complementary color is #FCFDF5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F6F5FD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.4:1 and white text 1.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F6F5FD color

#F6F5FD rgb(246, 245, 253)

Shades of white

The hex color #F6F5FD is a very light, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.5% red, 96.1% green and 99.2% blue (246, 245, 253).

Its hue angle is 248°, with 67% saturation and 98% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 1% black.

The closest named color is Ghost White (#F8F8FF), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.4:1).

#F6F5FD color codes

HEX	`#F6F5FD`
RGB	`rgb(246, 245, 253)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.5%, 96.1%, 99.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(248, 67%, 98%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(248, 3%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 3%, 0%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(96.82, 1.76, -3.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(96.82, 4.11, 295.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(88.385, 91.989, 106.009)`
Decimal	`16184829`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F6F5FD, 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 #F6F5FD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F6F5FD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.4:1	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 #F6F5FD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f6f5fd; }
.text { color: #f6f5fd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f6f5fd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(246 245 253 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f6f5fd, #faf5fd); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #F6F5FD?: #F6F5FD is a very light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Ghost White. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F6F5FD?: The RGB value is 246, 245, 253: 246 red, 245 green and 253 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F6F5FD?: The complementary color is #FCFDF5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F6F5FD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.4:1 and white text 1.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.