What color is #F6B9C3?

#F6B9C3 is a very light, moderate red, closest to the named color Love Affair. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F6B9C3?

The RGB value is 246, 185, 195: 246 red, 185 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F6B9C3?

The complementary color is #B9F6EC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F6B9C3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.65:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F6B9C3 color

#F6B9C3 rgb(246, 185, 195)

Shades of pink

The hex color #F6B9C3 is a very light, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.5% red, 72.5% green and 76.5% blue (246, 185, 195).

Its hue angle is 350°, with 77% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 21% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Love Affair (#FFBEC8), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.65:1).

#F6B9C3 color codes

HEX	`#F6B9C3`
RGB	`rgb(246, 185, 195)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.5%, 72.5%, 76.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(350, 77%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(350, 25%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 21%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.87, 23.44, 3.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.87, 23.71, 8.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.206, 58.234, 59.425)`
Decimal	`16169411`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F6B9C3, 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 #F6B9C3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F6B9C3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.65:1	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 #F6B9C3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f6b9c3; }
.text { color: #f6b9c3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f6b9c3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(246 185 195 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f6b9c3, #f6ceb9); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #F6B9C3?: #F6B9C3 is a very light, moderate red, closest to the named color Love Affair. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F6B9C3?: The RGB value is 246, 185, 195: 246 red, 185 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F6B9C3?: The complementary color is #B9F6EC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F6B9C3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.65:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.