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#f6f2f4

a pale, soft magenta / pink · warm · closest name: Snow

RGB
246, 242, 244
HSL
330°, 18%, 96%
CMYK
0, 2, 1, 4
Luminance
0.8963

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #f6f2f4 is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#f6f2f4
Hue
330°
magenta / pink
Saturation
18%
soft
Lightness
96%
pale
Brightness
96%
HSV value
Perceived
95%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.8963
WCAG relative
Temperature
Warm
41/100 cool
Color family
Magenta / pink
Tone
Soft
Best ink
Black
18.93:1
Closest name
Snow
ΔE2000 1.9
Where it sits
Hue330° of 360°
Saturation18%
Lightness96%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool41% cool

Reads warm. Warm and cool siblings keep the same lightness, so you can swap one in without redoing your contrast maths.

Every format

HEX#f6f2f4
RGBrgb(246, 242, 244)
HSLhsl(330, 18%, 96%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 2%, 1%, 4%)
LABlab(95.8 1.7 -0.5)
LCHlch(95.8 1.8 343.7)
OKLCHoklch(0.965 0.005 345.3)
Decimal16184052
Display P3color(display-p3 0.965 0.949 0.957)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #f6f2f4;
background-color: #f6f2f4;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#f6f2f4] bg-[#f6f2f4]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #f6f2f4;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.965, green: 0.949, blue: 0.957)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#f6f2f4")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFF6F2F4)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(244, 242, 246)

Best text color

Only one of black and white can be right. This is the one, with the number that proves it.

Readable at a glance#000000 on #f6f2f4 · 18.93:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 1.11:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 18.93:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #f6f2f4 as text scores 1.11:1 on white and 18.93:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#f6f2f4 on white: 1.11:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#f6f2f4 on black: 18.93:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #F2F3F4
deuteranopia · #F3F3F4
tritanopia · #F7F2F3

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #f6f2f4 is pinned to step 50; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#f6f2f4
#F2EEF0
#E3D9DE
#D1BDC7
#BA9CAB
#A37A8F
#91647A
#795366
#604352
#47333D
#2D2026
Base = 50Lightest = 50 · #f6f2f4Darkest = 950 · #2D2026
:root {
  --brand-50: #f6f2f4;
  --brand-100: #F2EEF0;
  --brand-200: #E3D9DE;
  --brand-300: #D1BDC7;
  --brand-400: #BA9CAB;
  --brand-500: #A37A8F;
  --brand-600: #91647A;
  --brand-700: #795366;
  --brand-800: #604352;
  --brand-900: #47333D;
  --brand-950: #2D2026;
  --brand: #f6f2f4;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #f6f2f4

Not a palette — a role sheet. Each swatch answers one question you will hit while building the component.

Text on it#000000
Black wins here
Surface#F9F6F7
Tinted page background
Border#DECFD6
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#885E73
Captions on the surface
Accent#53795D
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#4B3440
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#F5F0F2
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#21171C
Dark-mode background
Light mode
Everything in its place

Surface, border, heading and body all derive from this one hue, so the screen stays coherent without a second palette.

Primary actionSecondaryBadge
Dark mode
Same hue, inverted

Lightness flips, hue holds. The accent stays the anchor in both themes.

Primary actionSecondaryAccent

How to use #f6f2f4

Derived from its contrast, chroma and lightness — not from taste.

Works well for
  • Text and icons on dark surfaces
  • Charts, tags and secondary surfaces
  • Card and section backgrounds
  • Brand accents, badges and data highlights
Use with care
  • Text of any size on white — fails WCAG AA
  • White text placed on it
  • Pairing with a same-lightness hue — edges vibrate

Similar colors

One move away from this hex in each direction. Every swatch is its own page.

Color relationships

The wheel positions with their names attached, so you can grab the one you actually need.

Complementary#F2F6F4
Analogous left#F6F2F6
Analogous right#F6F2F2
Split-complement 1#F2F6F2
Split-complement 2#F2F6F6
Triadic 1#F4F6F2
Triadic 2#F2F4F6
Tetradic#F6F6F2

RGB percentages

Red96.5%
Green94.9%
Blue95.7%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta1.6%
Yellow0.8%
Key (black)3.5%

Color previews

#f6f2f4 text on a black background

contrast 18.93:1

Card sample

#f6f2f4 text on a white background

contrast 1.11:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #f6f2f4;
Background color
Panel with #f6f2f4 background
background-color: #f6f2f4;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #f6f2f4;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(246, 242, 244, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(246, 242, 244, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #f6f2f4;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f6f2f4, #F6F3F2);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #f6f2f4

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Ranked with CIEDE2000 across all 139 CSS keywords. Under ΔE 2 the eye stops telling them apart; over ΔE 10 they are plainly different colors.

#f6f2f4 in the real world

Where a color in this family tends to land, and the interface roles it is usually asked to play.

Industries
BeautyFashionLifestyleYouth brands
Common UI roles
SurfacesBadgesHighlightsEmpty states
Print note

Very light tints can drop out on uncoated stock; check it at 100% size before signing off.

#f6f2f4, answered

What color is #f6f2f4?

#f6f2f4 is a pale soft magenta / pink, closest to Snow (ΔE2000 1.9). It sits at 330° on the hue wheel with 18% saturation and 96% lightness, which reads as warm.

What is the RGB value of #f6f2f4?

rgb(246, 242, 244) — 246 red, 242 green and 244 blue out of 255, or 96.5% / 94.9% / 95.7% by channel.

Is #f6f2f4 a light or a dark color?

It is a light color. Relative luminance is 0.8963 and perceived brightness is 95%, so black text on it reaches 18.93:1.

Should I use black or white text on #f6f2f4?

Black. It scores 18.93:1 against #f6f2f4, versus 1.11:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #f6f2f4?

#F2F6F4 sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #F2F6F2 and #F2F6F6, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #f6f2f4?

For interface work: #F9F6F7 as the surface, #DECFD6 for borders, #885E73 for secondary text, #53795D as an accent and #4B3440 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #F6F2F6 and #F6F2F2 stays calm, while #F2F6F4 is the loudest partner.

What is #f6f2f4 in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(0%, 2%, 1%, 4%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — ask your printer for a proof before committing to a run.

Is #f6f2f4 warm or cool?

Warm — it scores 41 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #F6F2F3; nudged cooler, #F6F2F6.

Work with #f6f2f4 in the Color Lab