What color is #F6CAED?

#F6CAED is a very light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Sugar High. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F6CAED?

The RGB value is 246, 202, 237: 246 red, 202 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F6CAED?

The complementary color is #CAF6D3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F6CAED?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.59:1 and white text 1.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F6CAED color

#F6CAED rgb(246, 202, 237)

Shades of purple

The hex color #F6CAED is a very light, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.5% red, 79.2% green and 92.9% blue (246, 202, 237).

Its hue angle is 312°, with 71% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 4% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Sugar High (#EFC9EC), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.59:1).

#F6CAED color codes

HEX	`#F6CAED`
RGB	`rgb(246, 202, 237)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.5%, 79.2%, 92.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(312, 71%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(312, 18%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 4%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.98, 21.25, -11.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.98, 24.11, 331.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(74.411, 67.95, 89.3)`
Decimal	`16173805`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F6CAED, 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 #F6CAED	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F6CAED as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.59:1	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 #F6CAED looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f6caed; }
.text { color: #f6caed; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f6caed; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(246 202 237 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f6caed, #f6cad7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Pink.

Questions

What color is #F6CAED?: #F6CAED is a very light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Sugar High. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F6CAED?: The RGB value is 246, 202, 237: 246 red, 202 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F6CAED?: The complementary color is #CAF6D3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F6CAED?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.59:1 and white text 1.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.