What color is #F6E5E2?

#F6E5E2 is a very light, moderate red, closest to the named color Pearly. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F6E5E2?

The RGB value is 246, 229, 226: 246 red, 229 green and 226 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F6E5E2?

The complementary color is #E2F3F6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F6E5E2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.22:1 and white text 1.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F6E5E2 color

#F6E5E2 rgb(246, 229, 226)

Shades of pink

The hex color #F6E5E2 is a very light, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.5% red, 89.8% green and 88.6% blue (246, 229, 226).

Its hue angle is 9°, with 53% saturation and 93% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 8% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Pearly (#F4E3DF), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.22:1).

#F6E5E2 color codes

HEX	`#F6E5E2`
RGB	`rgb(246, 229, 226)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.5%, 89.8%, 88.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(9, 53%, 93%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(9, 8%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 8%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.19, 5.27, 3.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.19, 6.35, 33.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(79.751, 81.124, 83.394)`
Decimal	`16180706`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F6E5E2, 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 #F6E5E2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F6E5E2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.22:1	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 #F6E5E2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f6e5e2; }
.text { color: #f6e5e2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f6e5e2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(246 229 226 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f6e5e2, #f6efe2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Misty Rose.

Questions

What color is #F6E5E2?: #F6E5E2 is a very light, moderate red, closest to the named color Pearly. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F6E5E2?: The RGB value is 246, 229, 226: 246 red, 229 green and 226 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F6E5E2?: The complementary color is #E2F3F6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F6E5E2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.22:1 and white text 1.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.