What color is #F6DCD8?

#F6DCD8 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 #F6DCD8?

The RGB value is 246, 220, 216: 246 red, 220 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F6DCD8?

The complementary color is #D8F2F6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F6DCD8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.15:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F6DCD8 color

#F6DCD8 rgb(246, 220, 216)

Shades of pink

The hex color #F6DCD8 is a very light, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.5% red, 86.3% green and 84.7% blue (246, 220, 216).

Its hue angle is 8°, with 63% saturation and 91% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 12% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Rosewater (#F6DBD8), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.15:1).

#F6DCD8 color codes

HEX	`#F6DCD8`
RGB	`rgb(246, 220, 216)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.5%, 86.3%, 84.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(8, 63%, 91%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(8, 12%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 12%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.74, 8.3, 5.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.74, 9.81, 32.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(75.993, 75.739, 75.568)`
Decimal	`16178392`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F6DCD8, 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 #F6DCD8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F6DCD8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.15:1	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 #F6DCD8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f6dcd8; }
.text { color: #f6dcd8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f6dcd8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(246 220 216 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f6dcd8, #f6ebd8); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #F6DCD8?: #F6DCD8 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 #F6DCD8?: The RGB value is 246, 220, 216: 246 red, 220 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F6DCD8?: The complementary color is #D8F2F6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F6DCD8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.15:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.