What color is #F6F8F6?

#F6F8F6 is a very light, grayish green, closest to the named color White Porcelain. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F6F8F6?

The RGB value is 246, 248, 246: 246 red, 248 green and 246 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F6F8F6?

The complementary color is #F8F6F8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F6F8F6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.68:1 and white text 1.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F6F8F6 color

#F6F8F6 rgb(246, 248, 246)

Shades of white

The hex color #F6F8F6 is a very light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.5% red, 97.3% green and 96.5% blue (246, 248, 246).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 12% saturation and 97% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 3% black.

The closest named color is White Porcelain (#F8FBF8), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.68:1).

#F6F8F6 color codes

HEX	`#F6F8F6`
RGB	`rgb(246, 248, 246)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.5%, 97.3%, 96.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 12%, 97%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 1%, 97%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 1%, 3%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(97.38, -1.01, 0.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(97.38, 1.25, 144.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(88.205, 93.381, 100.548)`
Decimal	`16185590`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F6F8F6, 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 #F6F8F6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F6F8F6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.68:1	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 #F6F8F6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f6f8f6; }
.text { color: #f6f8f6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f6f8f6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(246 248 246 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f6f8f6, #f6f8f7); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #F6F8F6?: #F6F8F6 is a very light, grayish green, closest to the named color White Porcelain. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F6F8F6?: The RGB value is 246, 248, 246: 246 red, 248 green and 246 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F6F8F6?: The complementary color is #F8F6F8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F6F8F6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.68:1 and white text 1.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.