What color is #F6BEBE?

#F6BEBE is a very light, moderate red, closest to the named color Candy Cane. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F6BEBE?

The RGB value is 246, 190, 190: 246 red, 190 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F6BEBE?

The complementary color is #BEF6F6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F6BEBE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.03:1 and white text 1.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F6BEBE color

#F6BEBE rgb(246, 190, 190)

Shades of pink

The hex color #F6BEBE is a very light, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.5% red, 74.5% green and 74.5% blue (246, 190, 190).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 76% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 23% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Candy Cane (#F7BFC2), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.03:1).

#F6BEBE color codes

HEX	`#F6BEBE`
RGB	`rgb(246, 190, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.5%, 74.5%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 76%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 23%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 23%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.91, 20.08, 7.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.91, 21.53, 21.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.715, 60.14, 56.852)`
Decimal	`16170686`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F6BEBE, 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 #F6BEBE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F6BEBE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.03:1	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 #F6BEBE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f6bebe; }
.text { color: #f6bebe; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f6bebe; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(246 190 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f6bebe, #f6dabe); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #F6BEBE?: #F6BEBE is a very light, moderate red, closest to the named color Candy Cane. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F6BEBE?: The RGB value is 246, 190, 190: 246 red, 190 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F6BEBE?: The complementary color is #BEF6F6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F6BEBE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.03:1 and white text 1.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.