What color is #F8FDF6?

#F8FDF6 is a very light, moderate green, closest to the named color Ceramic. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F8FDF6?

The RGB value is 248, 253, 246: 248 red, 253 green and 246 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F8FDF6?

The complementary color is #FBF6FD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F8FDF6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 20.37:1 and white text 1.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F8FDF6 color

#F8FDF6 rgb(248, 253, 246)

Shades of white

The hex color #F8FDF6 is a very light, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 97.3% red, 99.2% green and 96.5% blue (248, 253, 246).

Its hue angle is 103°, with 64% saturation and 98% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 1% black.

The closest named color is Ceramic (#FCFFF9), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.37:1).

#F8FDF6 color codes

HEX	`#F8FDF6`
RGB	`rgb(248, 253, 246)`
RGB percent	`rgb(97.3%, 99.2%, 96.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(103, 64%, 98%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(103, 3%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 3%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(98.77, -2.87, 2.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(98.77, 3.99, 136.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(90.468, 96.861, 101.101)`
Decimal	`16317942`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F8FDF6, 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 #F8FDF6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F8FDF6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.37:1	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 #F8FDF6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f8fdf6; }
.text { color: #f8fdf6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f8fdf6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(248 253 246 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f8fdf6, #f6fdf8); }

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Questions

What color is #F8FDF6?: #F8FDF6 is a very light, moderate green, closest to the named color Ceramic. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F8FDF6?: The RGB value is 248, 253, 246: 248 red, 253 green and 246 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F8FDF6?: The complementary color is #FBF6FD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F8FDF6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 20.37:1 and white text 1.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.