What color is #F6C5B6?

#F6C5B6 is a very light, moderate red, closest to the named color Dolly Cheek. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F6C5B6?

The RGB value is 246, 197, 182: 246 red, 197 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F6C5B6?

The complementary color is #B6E7F6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F6C5B6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.58:1 and white text 1.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F6C5B6 color

#F6C5B6 rgb(246, 197, 182)

Shades of orange

The hex color #F6C5B6 is a very light, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.5% red, 77.3% green and 71.4% blue (246, 197, 182).

Its hue angle is 14°, with 78% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 26% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Dolly Cheek (#FCC9B6), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.58:1).

#F6C5B6 color codes

HEX	`#F6C5B6`
RGB	`rgb(246, 197, 182)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.5%, 77.3%, 71.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(14, 78%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(14, 26%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 26%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.39, 15.28, 14.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.39, 20.82, 42.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(66.417, 62.906, 52.89)`
Decimal	`16172470`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F6C5B6, 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 #F6C5B6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F6C5B6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.58:1	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 #F6C5B6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f6c5b6; }
.text { color: #f6c5b6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f6c5b6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(246 197 182 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f6c5b6, #f6e5b6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Millennial Pink.

Questions

What color is #F6C5B6?: #F6C5B6 is a very light, moderate red, closest to the named color Dolly Cheek. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F6C5B6?: The RGB value is 246, 197, 182: 246 red, 197 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F6C5B6?: The complementary color is #B6E7F6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F6C5B6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.58:1 and white text 1.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.