What color is #FFE6E7?

#FFE6E7 is a very light, vivid red, closest to the named color Porcelain Skin. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FFE6E7?

The RGB value is 255, 230, 231: 255 red, 230 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FFE6E7?

The complementary color is #E6FFFE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFE6E7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.72:1 and white text 1.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FFE6E7 color

#FFE6E7 rgb(255, 230, 231)

Shades of pink

The hex color #FFE6E7 is a very light, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 90.2% green and 90.6% blue (255, 230, 231).

Its hue angle is 358°, with 100% saturation and 95% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 9% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Porcelain Skin (#FFE7EB), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.72:1).

#FFE6E7 color codes

HEX	`#FFE6E7`
RGB	`rgb(255, 230, 231)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 90.2%, 90.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(358, 100%, 95%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(358, 10%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 9%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.29, 8.68, 2.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.29, 9.07, 16.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(83.959, 83.625, 87.304)`
Decimal	`16770791`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FFE6E7, 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 #FFE6E7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFE6E7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.72:1	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 #FFE6E7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ffe6e7; }
.text { color: #ffe6e7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ffe6e7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 230 231 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ffe6e7, #fff2e6); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #FFE6E7?: #FFE6E7 is a very light, vivid red, closest to the named color Porcelain Skin. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FFE6E7?: The RGB value is 255, 230, 231: 255 red, 230 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FFE6E7?: The complementary color is #E6FFFE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFE6E7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.72:1 and white text 1.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.