What color is #F6C1C9?

#F6C1C9 is a very light, moderate red, closest to the named color Cotton Candy Comet. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F6C1C9?

The RGB value is 246, 193, 201: 246 red, 193 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F6C1C9?

The complementary color is #C1F6EE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F6C1C9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.39:1 and white text 1.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F6C1C9 color

#F6C1C9 rgb(246, 193, 201)

Shades of pink

The hex color #F6C1C9 is a very light, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.5% red, 75.7% green and 78.8% blue (246, 193, 201).

Its hue angle is 351°, with 75% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 18% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Cotton Candy Comet (#FFC3CB), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.39:1).

#F6C1C9 color codes

HEX	`#F6C1C9`
RGB	`rgb(246, 193, 201)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.5%, 75.7%, 78.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(351, 75%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(351, 22%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 18%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.89, 20.11, 3.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.89, 20.38, 9.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.619, 61.953, 63.643)`
Decimal	`16171465`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F6C1C9, 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 #F6C1C9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F6C1C9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.39:1	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 #F6C1C9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f6c1c9; }
.text { color: #f6c1c9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f6c1c9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(246 193 201 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f6c1c9, #f6d3c1); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #F6C1C9?: #F6C1C9 is a very light, moderate red, closest to the named color Cotton Candy Comet. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F6C1C9?: The RGB value is 246, 193, 201: 246 red, 193 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F6C1C9?: The complementary color is #C1F6EE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F6C1C9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.39:1 and white text 1.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.