What color is #F6E0F3?

#F6E0F3 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 #F6E0F3?

The RGB value is 246, 224, 243: 246 red, 224 green and 243 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F6E0F3?

The complementary color is #E0F6E3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F6E0F3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.88:1 and white text 1.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F6E0F3 color

#F6E0F3 rgb(246, 224, 243)

Shades of purple

The hex color #F6E0F3 is a very light, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.5% red, 87.8% green and 95.3% blue (246, 224, 243).

Its hue angle is 308°, with 55% saturation and 92% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 1% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Grape Taffy (#F4DAF1), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.88:1).

#F6E0F3 color codes

HEX	`#F6E0F3`
RGB	`rgb(246, 224, 243)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.5%, 87.8%, 95.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(308, 55%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(308, 9%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 1%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.4, 10.78, -6.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.4, 12.58, 328.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(80.837, 79.376, 95.839)`
Decimal	`16179443`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F6E0F3, 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 #F6E0F3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F6E0F3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.88:1	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 #F6E0F3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f6e0f3; }
.text { color: #f6e0f3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f6e0f3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(246 224 243 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f6e0f3, #f6e0e8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Blush.

Questions

What color is #F6E0F3?: #F6E0F3 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 #F6E0F3?: The RGB value is 246, 224, 243: 246 red, 224 green and 243 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F6E0F3?: The complementary color is #E0F6E3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F6E0F3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.88:1 and white text 1.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.