What color is #F6FBDC?

#F6FBDC is a very light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Sprig of Sage. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F6FBDC?

The RGB value is 246, 251, 220: 246 red, 251 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F6FBDC?

The complementary color is #E1DCFB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F6FBDC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.75:1 and white text 1.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F6FBDC color

#F6FBDC rgb(246, 251, 220)

Shades of green

The hex color #F6FBDC is a very light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.5% red, 98.4% green and 86.3% blue (246, 251, 220).

Its hue angle is 70°, with 79% saturation and 92% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Sprig of Sage (#F2F6DB), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.75:1).

#F6FBDC color codes

HEX	`#F6FBDC`
RGB	`rgb(246, 251, 220)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.5%, 98.4%, 86.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(70, 79%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(70, 12%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 12%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(97.53, -6.85, 14.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(97.53, 15.87, 115.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(85.42, 93.755, 81.293)`
Decimal	`16186332`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F6FBDC, 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 #F6FBDC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F6FBDC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.75:1	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 #F6FBDC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f6fbdc; }
.text { color: #f6fbdc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f6fbdc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(246 251 220 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f6fbdc, #e7fbdc); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #F6FBDC?: #F6FBDC is a very light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Sprig of Sage. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F6FBDC?: The RGB value is 246, 251, 220: 246 red, 251 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F6FBDC?: The complementary color is #E1DCFB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F6FBDC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.75:1 and white text 1.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.