What color is #F6E2EA?

#F6E2EA is a very light, moderate rose known as First Crush. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of First Crush?

The RGB value is 246, 226, 234: 246 red, 226 green and 234 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of First Crush?

The complementary color is #E2F6EE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F6E2EA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.99:1 and white text 1.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

First Crush color: hex code #F6E2EA

#F6E2EA rgb(246, 226, 234)

Shades of pink

First Crush has the hex code #F6E2EA. It is a very light, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.5% red, 88.6% green and 91.8% blue (246, 226, 234).

Its hue angle is 336°, with 53% saturation and 93% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 5% yellow and 4% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.99:1).

First Crush (#F6E2EA) color codes

HEX	`#F6E2EA`
RGB	`rgb(246, 226, 234)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.5%, 88.6%, 91.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(336, 53%, 93%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(336, 8%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 5%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.65, 8.17, -1.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.65, 8.29, 350.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(80.052, 79.927, 89.036)`
Decimal	`16179946`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with First Crush, 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 #F6E2EA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F6E2EA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.99:1	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 #F6E2EA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f6e2ea; }
.text { color: #f6e2ea; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f6e2ea; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(246 226 234 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f6e2ea, #f6e4e2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Blush.

See #F6E2EA on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #F6E2EA?: #F6E2EA is a very light, moderate rose known as First Crush. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of First Crush?: The RGB value is 246, 226, 234: 246 red, 226 green and 234 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of First Crush?: The complementary color is #E2F6EE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F6E2EA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.99:1 and white text 1.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.