What color is #F6A09D?

#F6A09D is a light, vivid red known as Young Crab. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Young Crab?

The RGB value is 246, 160, 157: 246 red, 160 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Young Crab?

The complementary color is #9DF3F6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F6A09D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.43:1 and white text 2.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Young Crab color: hex code #F6A09D

#F6A09D rgb(246, 160, 157)

Shades of pink

Young Crab has the hex code #F6A09D. It is a light, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.5% red, 62.7% green and 61.6% blue (246, 160, 157).

Its hue angle is 2°, with 83% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 36% yellow and 4% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.43:1).

Young Crab (#F6A09D) color codes

HEX	`#F6A09D`
RGB	`rgb(246, 160, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.5%, 62.7%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(2, 83%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(2, 36%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 35%, 36%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.3, 31.59, 14.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.3, 34.92, 25.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.665, 47.173, 38.013)`
Decimal	`16162973`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Young Crab, 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 #F6A09D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F6A09D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.43:1	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 #F6A09D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f6a09d; }
.text { color: #f6a09d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f6a09d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(246 160 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f6a09d, #f6cd9d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Salmon Pink.

See #F6A09D on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #F6A09D?: #F6A09D is a light, vivid red known as Young Crab. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Young Crab?: The RGB value is 246, 160, 157: 246 red, 160 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Young Crab?: The complementary color is #9DF3F6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F6A09D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.43:1 and white text 2.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.