What color is #F6DCD7?

#F6DCD7 is a very light, moderate red, closest to the named color Rosewater. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F6DCD7?

The RGB value is 246, 220, 215: 246 red, 220 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F6DCD7?

The complementary color is #D7F1F6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F6DCD7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.14:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F6DCD7 color

#F6DCD7 rgb(246, 220, 215)

Shades of pink

The hex color #F6DCD7 is a very light, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.5% red, 86.3% green and 84.3% blue (246, 220, 215).

Its hue angle is 10°, with 63% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 13% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Rosewater (#F6DBD8), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.14:1).

#F6DCD7 color codes

HEX	`#F6DCD7`
RGB	`rgb(246, 220, 215)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.5%, 86.3%, 84.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(10, 63%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(10, 13%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 13%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.71, 8.14, 5.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.71, 9.95, 35.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(75.864, 75.687, 74.889)`
Decimal	`16178391`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F6DCD7, 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 #F6DCD7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F6DCD7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.14:1	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 #F6DCD7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f6dcd7; }
.text { color: #f6dcd7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f6dcd7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(246 220 215 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f6dcd7, #f6ecd7); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #F6DCD7?: #F6DCD7 is a very light, moderate red, closest to the named color Rosewater. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F6DCD7?: The RGB value is 246, 220, 215: 246 red, 220 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F6DCD7?: The complementary color is #D7F1F6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F6DCD7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.14:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.