What color is #F6DACB?

#F6DACB is a very light, moderate orange known as Salt on Her Lips. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Salt on Her Lips?

The RGB value is 246, 218, 203: 246 red, 218 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Salt on Her Lips?

The complementary color is #CBE7F6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F6DACB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.81:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Salt on Her Lips color: hex code #F6DACB

#F6DACB rgb(246, 218, 203)

Shades of orange

Salt on Her Lips has the hex code #F6DACB. It is a very light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.5% red, 85.5% green and 79.6% blue (246, 218, 203).

Its hue angle is 21°, with 70% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 17% yellow and 4% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.81:1).

Salt on Her Lips (#F6DACB) color codes

HEX	`#F6DACB`
RGB	`rgb(246, 218, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.5%, 85.5%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(21, 70%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(21, 17%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 17%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.95, 7.33, 10.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.95, 13.15, 56.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(73.857, 74.049, 66.891)`
Decimal	`16177867`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Salt on Her Lips, 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 #F6DACB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F6DACB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.81:1	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 #F6DACB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f6dacb; }
.text { color: #f6dacb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f6dacb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(246 218 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f6dacb, #f6f0cb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Millennial Pink.

See #F6DACB on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #F6DACB?: #F6DACB is a very light, moderate orange known as Salt on Her Lips. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Salt on Her Lips?: The RGB value is 246, 218, 203: 246 red, 218 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Salt on Her Lips?: The complementary color is #CBE7F6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F6DACB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.81:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.