What color is #F7F6EC?

#F7F6EC is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Engulfed in Light. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F7F6EC?

The RGB value is 247, 246, 236: 247 red, 246 green and 236 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F7F6EC?

The complementary color is #ECEDF7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F7F6EC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.35:1 and white text 1.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F7F6EC color

#F7F6EC rgb(247, 246, 236)

Shades of white

The hex color #F7F6EC is a very light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.9% red, 96.5% green and 92.5% blue (247, 246, 236).

Its hue angle is 55°, with 41% saturation and 95% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 3% black.

The closest named color is Engulfed in Light (#F5F3E9), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.35:1).

#F7F6EC color codes

HEX	`#F7F6EC`
RGB	`rgb(247, 246, 236)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.9%, 96.5%, 92.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(55, 41%, 95%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(55, 4%, 97%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 4%, 3%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(96.71, -1.39, 4.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(96.71, 5.11, 105.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(86.452, 91.742, 92.494)`
Decimal	`16250604`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F7F6EC, 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 #F7F6EC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F7F6EC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.35:1	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 #F7F6EC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f7f6ec; }
.text { color: #f7f6ec; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f7f6ec; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(247 246 236 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f7f6ec, #f3f7ec); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #F7F6EC?: #F7F6EC is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Engulfed in Light. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F7F6EC?: The RGB value is 247, 246, 236: 247 red, 246 green and 236 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F7F6EC?: The complementary color is #ECEDF7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F7F6EC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.35:1 and white text 1.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.