What color is #F6685A?

#F6685A is a light, vivid red known as Camellia. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Camellia?

The RGB value is 246, 104, 90: 246 red, 104 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Camellia?

The complementary color is #5AE8F6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F6685A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.05:1 and white text 2.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Camellia color: hex code #F6685A

#F6685A rgb(246, 104, 90)

Shades of red

Camellia has the hex code #F6685A. It is a light, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.5% red, 40.8% green and 35.3% blue (246, 104, 90).

Its hue angle is 5°, with 90% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 58% magenta, 63% yellow and 4% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.05:1).

Camellia (#F6685A) color codes

HEX	`#F6685A`
RGB	`rgb(246, 104, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.5%, 40.8%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(5, 90%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(5, 63%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 58%, 63%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.86, 53.54, 35.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.86, 64.18, 33.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.806, 30.237, 13.148)`
Decimal	`16148570`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Camellia, 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 #F6685A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F6685A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.05:1	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 #F6685A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f6685a; }
.text { color: #f6685a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f6685a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(246 104 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f6685a, #f6b65a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Tomato.

See #F6685A on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #F6685A?: #F6685A is a light, vivid red known as Camellia. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Camellia?: The RGB value is 246, 104, 90: 246 red, 104 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Camellia?: The complementary color is #5AE8F6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F6685A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.05:1 and white text 2.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.