What color is #F6F7ED?

#F6F7ED is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Enoki. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F6F7ED?

The RGB value is 246, 247, 237: 246 red, 247 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F6F7ED?

The complementary color is #EEEDF7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F6F7ED?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.45:1 and white text 1.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F6F7ED color

#F6F7ED rgb(246, 247, 237)

Shades of white

The hex color #F6F7ED is a very light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.5% red, 96.9% green and 92.9% blue (246, 247, 237).

Its hue angle is 66°, with 38% saturation and 95% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 3% black.

The closest named color is Enoki (#F8FAEE), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.45:1).

#F6F7ED color codes

HEX	`#F6F7ED`
RGB	`rgb(246, 247, 237)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.5%, 96.9%, 92.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(66, 38%, 95%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(66, 4%, 97%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 4%, 3%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(96.91, -2.06, 4.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(96.91, 5.12, 113.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(86.551, 92.229, 93.347)`
Decimal	`16185325`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F6F7ED, 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 #F6F7ED	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F6F7ED as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.45:1	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 #F6F7ED looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f6f7ed; }
.text { color: #f6f7ed; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f6f7ed; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(246 247 237 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f6f7ed, #f1f7ed); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Bone White.

Questions

What color is #F6F7ED?: #F6F7ED is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Enoki. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F6F7ED?: The RGB value is 246, 247, 237: 246 red, 247 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F6F7ED?: The complementary color is #EEEDF7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F6F7ED?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.45:1 and white text 1.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.