What color is #F6E9E5?

#F6E9E5 is a very light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Homoeopathic Orange. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F6E9E5?

The RGB value is 246, 233, 229: 246 red, 233 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F6E9E5?

The complementary color is #E5F2F6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F6E9E5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.71:1 and white text 1.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F6E9E5 color

#F6E9E5 rgb(246, 233, 229)

Shades of gray

The hex color #F6E9E5 is a very light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.5% red, 91.4% green and 89.8% blue (246, 233, 229).

Its hue angle is 14°, with 49% saturation and 93% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 7% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Homoeopathic Orange (#F2E6E1), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.71:1).

#F6E9E5 color codes

HEX	`#F6E9E5`
RGB	`rgb(246, 233, 229)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.5%, 91.4%, 89.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(14, 49%, 93%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(14, 7%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 7%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.25, 3.72, 3.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.25, 5.11, 43.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(81.286, 83.529, 85.954)`
Decimal	`16181733`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F6E9E5, 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 #F6E9E5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F6E9E5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.71:1	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 #F6E9E5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f6e9e5; }
.text { color: #f6e9e5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f6e9e5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(246 233 229 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f6e9e5, #f6f2e5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Seashell.

Questions

What color is #F6E9E5?: #F6E9E5 is a very light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Homoeopathic Orange. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F6E9E5?: The RGB value is 246, 233, 229: 246 red, 233 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F6E9E5?: The complementary color is #E5F2F6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F6E9E5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.71:1 and white text 1.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.