What color is #F6F7EF?

#F6F7EF is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Morning Snow. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F6F7EF?

The RGB value is 246, 247, 239: 246 red, 247 green and 239 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F6F7EF?

The complementary color is #F0EFF7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F6F7EF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.47:1 and white text 1.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F6F7EF color

#F6F7EF rgb(246, 247, 239)

Shades of white

The hex color #F6F7EF is a very light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.5% red, 96.9% green and 93.7% blue (246, 247, 239).

Its hue angle is 67°, with 33% saturation and 95% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 3% black.

The closest named color is Morning Snow (#F5F4ED), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.47:1).

#F6F7EF color codes

HEX	`#F6F7EF`
RGB	`rgb(246, 247, 239)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.5%, 96.9%, 93.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(67, 33%, 95%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(67, 3%, 97%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 3%, 3%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(96.96, -1.72, 3.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(96.96, 4.1, 114.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(86.844, 92.346, 94.894)`
Decimal	`16185327`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F6F7EF, 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 #F6F7EF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F6F7EF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.47:1	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 #F6F7EF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f6f7ef; }
.text { color: #f6f7ef; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f6f7ef; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(246 247 239 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f6f7ef, #f2f7ef); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Bone White.

Questions

What color is #F6F7EF?: #F6F7EF is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Morning Snow. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F6F7EF?: The RGB value is 246, 247, 239: 246 red, 247 green and 239 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F6F7EF?: The complementary color is #F0EFF7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F6F7EF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.47:1 and white text 1.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.