#F3E6EA
Snow · very light neutral
About #F3E6EA
#F3E6EA is a near-neutral, very light shade in the white family. On screen it is built from 95% red, 90% green and 92% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 4% yellow and 5% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Snow (ΔE 7.2); Off White comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #E6F3EF — a off white tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #F3E6EA for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 17.32:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #F3E6EA?
#F3E6EA is a near-neutral, very light shade in the white family. On screen it is built from 95% red, 90% green and 92% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 4% yellow and 5% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
›What text colour should I use on #F3E6EA?
Use black text. Black on #F3E6EA has a contrast ratio of 17.32:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #F3E6EA?
Its complementary colour is #E6F3EF, and analogous partners are #F3E6F0 and #F3E9E6.