What color is #F6D0C9?

#F6D0C9 is a very light, moderate red, closest to the named color Millennial Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F6D0C9?

The RGB value is 246, 208, 201: 246 red, 208 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F6D0C9?

The complementary color is #C9EFF6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F6D0C9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.78:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F6D0C9 color

#F6D0C9 rgb(246, 208, 201)

Shades of pink

The hex color #F6D0C9 is a very light, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.5% red, 81.6% green and 78.8% blue (246, 208, 201).

Its hue angle is 9°, with 71% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 18% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Millennial Pink (#F3CFC6), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.78:1).

#F6D0C9 color codes

HEX	`#F6D0C9`
RGB	`rgb(246, 208, 201)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.5%, 81.6%, 78.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(9, 71%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(9, 18%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 18%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.47, 12.23, 8.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.47, 14.86, 34.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(71.105, 68.924, 64.805)`
Decimal	`16175305`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F6D0C9, 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 #F6D0C9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F6D0C9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.78:1	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 #F6D0C9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f6d0c9; }
.text { color: #f6d0c9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f6d0c9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(246 208 201 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f6d0c9, #f6e6c9); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #F6D0C9?: #F6D0C9 is a very light, moderate red, closest to the named color Millennial Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F6D0C9?: The RGB value is 246, 208, 201: 246 red, 208 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F6D0C9?: The complementary color is #C9EFF6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F6D0C9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.78:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.