What color is #F6E9F5?

#F6E9F5 is a very light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Perfume Haze. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F6E9F5?

The RGB value is 246, 233, 245: 246 red, 233 green and 245 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F6E9F5?

The complementary color is #E9F6EA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F6E9F5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.89:1 and white text 1.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F6E9F5 color

#F6E9F5 rgb(246, 233, 245)

Shades of purple

The hex color #F6E9F5 is a very light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.5% red, 91.4% green and 96.1% blue (246, 233, 245).

Its hue angle is 305°, with 42% saturation and 94% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Perfume Haze (#F3E9F7), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.89:1).

#F6E9F5 color codes

HEX	`#F6E9F5`
RGB	`rgb(246, 233, 245)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.5%, 91.4%, 96.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(305, 42%, 94%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(305, 5%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 0%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.65, 6.47, -4.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.65, 7.73, 326.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(83.624, 84.464, 98.266)`
Decimal	`16181749`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F6E9F5, 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 #F6E9F5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F6E9F5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.89:1	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 #F6E9F5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f6e9f5; }
.text { color: #f6e9f5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f6e9f5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(246 233 245 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f6e9f5, #f6e9ef); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Blush.

Questions

What color is #F6E9F5?: #F6E9F5 is a very light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Perfume Haze. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F6E9F5?: The RGB value is 246, 233, 245: 246 red, 233 green and 245 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F6E9F5?: The complementary color is #E9F6EA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F6E9F5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.89:1 and white text 1.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.