What color is #FFF8F6?

#FFF8F6 is a very light, vivid red, closest to the named color Ivory Tower. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FFF8F6?

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

What is the complementary color of #FFF8F6?

The complementary color is #F6FDFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFF8F6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 20.01:1 and white text 1.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FFF8F6 color

#FFF8F6 rgb(255, 248, 246)

Shades of white

The hex color #FFF8F6 is a very light, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 97.3% green and 96.5% blue (255, 248, 246).

Its hue angle is 13°, with 100% saturation and 98% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 4% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Ivory Tower (#FBF3F1), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.01:1).

#FFF8F6 color codes

HEX	`#FFF8F6`
RGB	`rgb(255, 248, 246)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 97.3%, 96.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(13, 100%, 98%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(13, 4%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 4%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(98.05, 1.98, 1.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(98.05, 2.67, 41.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(91.44, 95.049, 100.7)`
Decimal	`16775414`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FFF8F6, 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 #FFF8F6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFF8F6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.01:1	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 #FFF8F6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fff8f6; }
.text { color: #fff8f6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fff8f6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 248 246 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fff8f6, #fffdf6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #FFF8F6?: #FFF8F6 is a very light, vivid red, closest to the named color Ivory Tower. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FFF8F6?: The RGB value is 255, 248, 246: 255 red, 248 green and 246 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FFF8F6?: The complementary color is #F6FDFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFF8F6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 20.01:1 and white text 1.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.