What color is #FF6696?

#FF6696 is a light, vivid rose, closest to the named color Stellar Strawberry. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FF6696?

The RGB value is 255, 102, 150: 255 red, 102 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FF6696?

The complementary color is #66FFCF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FF6696?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.59:1 and white text 2.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FF6696 color

#FF6696 rgb(255, 102, 150)

Shades of pink

The hex color #FF6696 is a light, vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 40% green and 58.8% blue (255, 102, 150).

Its hue angle is 341°, with 100% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 60% magenta, 41% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Stellar Strawberry (#FF5C8D), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.59:1).

#FF6696 color codes

HEX	`#FF6696`
RGB	`rgb(255, 102, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 40%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(341, 100%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(341, 60%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 60%, 41%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.14, 62.2, 4.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.14, 62.37, 4.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.5, 32.971, 32.5)`
Decimal	`16737942`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FF6696, 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 #FF6696	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FF6696 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.59:1	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 #FF6696 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ff6696; }
.text { color: #ff6696; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ff6696; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 102 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ff6696, #ff8366); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Watermelon.

Questions

What color is #FF6696?: #FF6696 is a light, vivid rose, closest to the named color Stellar Strawberry. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FF6696?: The RGB value is 255, 102, 150: 255 red, 102 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FF6696?: The complementary color is #66FFCF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FF6696?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.59:1 and white text 2.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.