What color is #F6BECC?

#F6BECC is a very light, moderate red, closest to the named color Chantilly. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F6BECC?

The RGB value is 246, 190, 204: 246 red, 190 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F6BECC?

The complementary color is #BEF6E8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F6BECC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.16:1 and white text 1.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F6BECC color

#F6BECC rgb(246, 190, 204)

Shades of pink

The hex color #F6BECC is a very light, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.5% red, 74.5% green and 80% blue (246, 190, 204).

Its hue angle is 345°, with 76% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 17% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Chantilly (#EDB8C7), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.16:1).

#F6BECC color codes

HEX	`#F6BECC`
RGB	`rgb(246, 190, 204)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.5%, 74.5%, 80%)`
HSL	`hsl(345, 76%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(345, 23%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 17%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.26, 22.15, 0.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.26, 22.17, 1.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.319, 60.782, 65.301)`
Decimal	`16170700`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F6BECC, 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 #F6BECC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F6BECC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.16:1	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 #F6BECC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f6becc; }
.text { color: #f6becc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f6becc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(246 190 204 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f6becc, #f6ccbe); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #F6BECC?: #F6BECC is a very light, moderate red, closest to the named color Chantilly. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F6BECC?: The RGB value is 246, 190, 204: 246 red, 190 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F6BECC?: The complementary color is #BEF6E8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F6BECC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.16:1 and white text 1.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.