What color is #FFE6E4?

#FFE6E4 is a very light, vivid red, closest to the named color Misty Rose. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FFE6E4?

The RGB value is 255, 230, 228: 255 red, 230 green and 228 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FFE6E4?

The complementary color is #E4FDFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFE6E4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.69:1 and white text 1.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FFE6E4 color

#FFE6E4 rgb(255, 230, 228)

Shades of pink

The hex color #FFE6E4 is a very light, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 90.2% green and 89.4% blue (255, 230, 228).

Its hue angle is 4°, with 100% saturation and 95% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 11% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Misty Rose (#FFE4E1), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.69:1).

#FFE6E4 color codes

HEX	`#FFE6E4`
RGB	`rgb(255, 230, 228)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 90.2%, 89.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(4, 100%, 95%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(4, 11%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 11%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.21, 8.2, 4.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.21, 9.16, 26.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(83.539, 83.457, 85.092)`
Decimal	`16770788`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FFE6E4, 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 #FFE6E4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFE6E4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.69:1	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 #FFE6E4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ffe6e4; }
.text { color: #ffe6e4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ffe6e4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 230 228 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ffe6e4, #fff3e4); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #FFE6E4?: #FFE6E4 is a very light, vivid red, closest to the named color Misty Rose. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FFE6E4?: The RGB value is 255, 230, 228: 255 red, 230 green and 228 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FFE6E4?: The complementary color is #E4FDFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFE6E4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.69:1 and white text 1.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.