What color is #F6CAC4?

#F6CAC4 is a very light, moderate red, closest to the named color Veiled Rose. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F6CAC4?

The RGB value is 246, 202, 196: 246 red, 202 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F6CAC4?

The complementary color is #C4F0F6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F6CAC4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.16:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F6CAC4 color

#F6CAC4 rgb(246, 202, 196)

Shades of pink

The hex color #F6CAC4 is a very light, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.5% red, 79.2% green and 76.9% blue (246, 202, 196).

Its hue angle is 7°, with 74% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 20% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Veiled Rose (#F7CDC8), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.16:1).

#F6CAC4 color codes

HEX	`#F6CAC4`
RGB	`rgb(246, 202, 196)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.5%, 79.2%, 76.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(7, 74%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(7, 20%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 20%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.91, 14.63, 8.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.91, 17.1, 31.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(69.091, 65.822, 61.279)`
Decimal	`16173764`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F6CAC4, 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 #F6CAC4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F6CAC4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.16:1	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 #F6CAC4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f6cac4; }
.text { color: #f6cac4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f6cac4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(246 202 196 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f6cac4, #f6e3c4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Millennial Pink.

Questions

What color is #F6CAC4?: #F6CAC4 is a very light, moderate red, closest to the named color Veiled Rose. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F6CAC4?: The RGB value is 246, 202, 196: 246 red, 202 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F6CAC4?: The complementary color is #C4F0F6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F6CAC4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.16:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.