What color is #F6F6E3?

#F6F6E3 is a very light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Full Moon. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F6F6E3?

The RGB value is 246, 246, 227: 246 red, 246 green and 227 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F6F6E3?

The complementary color is #E3E3F6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F6F6E3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.21:1 and white text 1.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F6F6E3 color

#F6F6E3 rgb(246, 246, 227)

Shades of white

The hex color #F6F6E3 is a very light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.5% red, 96.5% green and 89% blue (246, 246, 227).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 51% saturation and 93% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Full Moon (#F4F3E0), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.21:1).

#F6F6E3 color codes

HEX	`#F6F6E3`
RGB	`rgb(246, 246, 227)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.5%, 96.5%, 89%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 51%, 93%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 8%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 8%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(96.43, -3.22, 9.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(96.43, 9.69, 109.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(84.825, 91.051, 85.764)`
Decimal	`16185059`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F6F6E3, 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 #F6F6E3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F6F6E3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.21:1	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 #F6F6E3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f6f6e3; }
.text { color: #f6f6e3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f6f6e3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(246 246 227 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f6f6e3, #edf6e3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Beige.

Questions

What color is #F6F6E3?: #F6F6E3 is a very light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Full Moon. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F6F6E3?: The RGB value is 246, 246, 227: 246 red, 246 green and 227 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F6F6E3?: The complementary color is #E3E3F6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F6F6E3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.21:1 and white text 1.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.