What color is #F6F9FA?

#F6F9FA is a white, closest to the named color Heart of Ice. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F6F9FA?

The RGB value is 246, 249, 250: 246 red, 249 green and 250 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F6F9FA?

The complementary color is #FAF7F6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F6F9FA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.85:1 and white text 1.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F6F9FA color

#F6F9FA rgb(246, 249, 250)

Shades of white

The hex color #F6F9FA is a white.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.5% red, 97.6% green and 98% blue (246, 249, 250).

Its hue angle is 195°, with 29% saturation and 97% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Heart of Ice (#F7FCFF), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.85:1).

#F6F9FA color codes

HEX	`#F6F9FA`
RGB	`rgb(246, 249, 250)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.5%, 97.6%, 98%)`
HSL	`hsl(195, 29%, 97%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(195, 2%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 0%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(97.73, -0.81, -0.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(97.73, 1.16, 225.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(89.134, 94.246, 103.919)`
Decimal	`16185850`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F6F9FA, 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 #F6F9FA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F6F9FA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.85:1	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 #F6F9FA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f6f9fa; }
.text { color: #f6f9fa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f6f9fa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(246 249 250 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f6f9fa, #f6f7fa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: White Smoke.

Questions

What color is #F6F9FA?: #F6F9FA is a white, closest to the named color Heart of Ice. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F6F9FA?: The RGB value is 246, 249, 250: 246 red, 249 green and 250 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F6F9FA?: The complementary color is #FAF7F6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F6F9FA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.85:1 and white text 1.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.