What color is #F6DDF5?

#F6DDF5 is a very light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Grape Taffy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F6DDF5?

The RGB value is 246, 221, 245: 246 red, 221 green and 245 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F6DDF5?

The complementary color is #DDF6DE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F6DDF5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.58:1 and white text 1.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F6DDF5 color

#F6DDF5 rgb(246, 221, 245)

Shades of purple

The hex color #F6DDF5 is a very light, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.5% red, 86.7% green and 96.1% blue (246, 221, 245).

Its hue angle is 302°, with 58% saturation and 92% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Grape Taffy (#F4DAF1), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.58:1).

#F6DDF5 color codes

HEX	`#F6DDF5`
RGB	`rgb(246, 221, 245)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.5%, 86.7%, 96.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(302, 58%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(302, 10%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 0%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.73, 12.7, -8.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.73, 15.3, 326.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(80.342, 77.899, 97.172)`
Decimal	`16178677`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F6DDF5, 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 #F6DDF5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F6DDF5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.58:1	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 #F6DDF5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f6ddf5; }
.text { color: #f6ddf5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f6ddf5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(246 221 245 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f6ddf5, #f6dde9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #F6DDF5?: #F6DDF5 is a very light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Grape Taffy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F6DDF5?: The RGB value is 246, 221, 245: 246 red, 221 green and 245 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F6DDF5?: The complementary color is #DDF6DE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F6DDF5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.58:1 and white text 1.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.