What color is #F69AAD?

#F69AAD is a light, vivid red, closest to the named color Piggy. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F69AAD?

The RGB value is 246, 154, 173: 246 red, 154 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F69AAD?

The complementary color is #9AF6E3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F69AAD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.14:1 and white text 2.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F69AAD color

#F69AAD rgb(246, 154, 173)

Shades of pink

The hex color #F69AAD is a light, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.5% red, 60.4% green and 67.8% blue (246, 154, 173).

Its hue angle is 348°, with 84% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 37% magenta, 30% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Piggy (#EF98AA), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.14:1).

#F69AAD color codes

HEX	`#F69AAD`
RGB	`rgb(246, 154, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.5%, 60.4%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(348, 84%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(348, 37%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 37%, 30%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.37, 36.71, 4.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.37, 37.01, 7.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.106, 45.725, 45.345)`
Decimal	`16161453`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F69AAD, 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 #F69AAD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F69AAD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.14:1	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 #F69AAD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f69aad; }
.text { color: #f69aad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f69aad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(246 154 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f69aad, #f6b59a); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #F69AAD?: #F69AAD is a light, vivid red, closest to the named color Piggy. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F69AAD?: The RGB value is 246, 154, 173: 246 red, 154 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F69AAD?: The complementary color is #9AF6E3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F69AAD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.14:1 and white text 2.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.