What color is #F6B3CD?

#F6B3CD is a very light, moderate rose, closest to the named color Pink Marshmallow. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F6B3CD?

The RGB value is 246, 179, 205: 246 red, 179 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F6B3CD?

The complementary color is #B3F6DC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F6B3CD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.25:1 and white text 1.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F6B3CD color

#F6B3CD rgb(246, 179, 205)

Shades of pink

The hex color #F6B3CD is a very light, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.5% red, 70.2% green and 80.4% blue (246, 179, 205).

Its hue angle is 337°, with 79% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 17% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Pink Marshmallow (#F4B6D1), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.25:1).

#F6B3CD color codes

HEX	`#F6B3CD`
RGB	`rgb(246, 179, 205)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.5%, 70.2%, 80.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(337, 79%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(337, 27%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 17%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.75, 28.12, -3.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.75, 28.33, 352.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.146, 56.244, 65.17)`
Decimal	`16167885`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F6B3CD, 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 #F6B3CD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F6B3CD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.25:1	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 #F6B3CD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f6b3cd; }
.text { color: #f6b3cd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f6b3cd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(246 179 205 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f6b3cd, #f6bab3); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #F6B3CD?: #F6B3CD is a very light, moderate rose, closest to the named color Pink Marshmallow. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F6B3CD?: The RGB value is 246, 179, 205: 246 red, 179 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F6B3CD?: The complementary color is #B3F6DC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F6B3CD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.25:1 and white text 1.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.