What color is #F6E4DD?

#F6E4DD is a very light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Fallen Petals. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F6E4DD?

The RGB value is 246, 228, 221: 246 red, 228 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F6E4DD?

The complementary color is #DDEFF6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F6E4DD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.06:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F6E4DD color

#F6E4DD rgb(246, 228, 221)

Shades of orange

The hex color #F6E4DD is a very light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.5% red, 89.4% green and 86.7% blue (246, 228, 221).

Its hue angle is 17°, with 58% saturation and 92% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 10% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Fallen Petals (#F2E0DA), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.06:1).

#F6E4DD color codes

HEX	`#F6E4DD`
RGB	`rgb(246, 228, 221)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.5%, 89.4%, 86.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(17, 58%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(17, 10%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 10%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.82, 4.97, 5.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.82, 7.5, 48.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(78.799, 80.301, 79.741)`
Decimal	`16180445`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F6E4DD, 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 #F6E4DD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F6E4DD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.06:1	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 #F6E4DD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f6e4dd; }
.text { color: #f6e4dd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f6e4dd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(246 228 221 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f6e4dd, #f6f1dd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Misty Rose.

Questions

What color is #F6E4DD?: #F6E4DD is a very light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Fallen Petals. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F6E4DD?: The RGB value is 246, 228, 221: 246 red, 228 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F6E4DD?: The complementary color is #DDEFF6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F6E4DD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.06:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.