What color is #F6CED2?

#F6CED2 is a very light, moderate red, closest to the named color Pleasing Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F6CED2?

The RGB value is 246, 206, 210: 246 red, 206 green and 210 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F6CED2?

The complementary color is #CEF6F2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F6CED2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.68:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F6CED2 color

#F6CED2 rgb(246, 206, 210)

Shades of pink

The hex color #F6CED2 is a very light, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.5% red, 80.8% green and 82.4% blue (246, 206, 210).

Its hue angle is 354°, with 69% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 15% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Pleasing Pink (#F5CDD2), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.68:1).

#F6CED2 color codes

HEX	`#F6CED2`
RGB	`rgb(246, 206, 210)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.5%, 80.8%, 82.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(354, 69%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(354, 16%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 15%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.2, 14.66, 3.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.2, 15.02, 12.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(71.71, 68.391, 70.384)`
Decimal	`16174802`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F6CED2, 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 #F6CED2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F6CED2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.68:1	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 #F6CED2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f6ced2; }
.text { color: #f6ced2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f6ced2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(246 206 210 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f6ced2, #f6dece); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Baby Pink.

Questions

What color is #F6CED2?: #F6CED2 is a very light, moderate red, closest to the named color Pleasing Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F6CED2?: The RGB value is 246, 206, 210: 246 red, 206 green and 210 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F6CED2?: The complementary color is #CEF6F2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F6CED2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.68:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.