What color is #F6A290?

#F6A290 is a light, vivid red, closest to the named color No Way Rosé. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F6A290?

The RGB value is 246, 162, 144: 246 red, 162 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F6A290?

The complementary color is #90E4F6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F6A290?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.49:1 and white text 2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F6A290 color

#F6A290 rgb(246, 162, 144)

Shades of red

The hex color #F6A290 is a light, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.5% red, 63.5% green and 56.5% blue (246, 162, 144).

Its hue angle is 11°, with 85% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 34% magenta, 41% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is No Way Rosé (#FBAA95), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.49:1).

#F6A290 color codes

HEX	`#F6A290`
RGB	`rgb(246, 162, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.5%, 63.5%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(11, 85%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(11, 41%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 34%, 41%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.48, 29.08, 22.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.48, 36.59, 37.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.963, 47.451, 32.592)`
Decimal	`16163472`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F6A290, 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 #F6A290	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F6A290 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.49:1	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 #F6A290 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f6a290; }
.text { color: #f6a290; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f6a290; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(246 162 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f6a290, #f6d590); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Salmon.

Questions

What color is #F6A290?: #F6A290 is a light, vivid red, closest to the named color No Way Rosé. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F6A290?: The RGB value is 246, 162, 144: 246 red, 162 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F6A290?: The complementary color is #90E4F6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F6A290?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.49:1 and white text 2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.