What color is #FFE6EC?

#FFE6EC 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 #FFE6EC?

The RGB value is 255, 230, 236: 255 red, 230 green and 236 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FFE6EC?

The complementary color is #E6FFF9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFE6EC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.78:1 and white text 1.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FFE6EC color

#FFE6EC rgb(255, 230, 236)

Shades of pink

The hex color #FFE6EC is a very light, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 90.2% green and 92.5% blue (255, 230, 236).

Its hue angle is 346°, with 100% saturation and 95% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 7% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Porcelain Skin (#FFE7EB), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.78:1).

#FFE6EC color codes

HEX	`#FFE6EC`
RGB	`rgb(255, 230, 236)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 90.2%, 92.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(346, 100%, 95%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(346, 10%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 7%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.41, 9.51, 0.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.41, 9.51, 1.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(84.676, 83.911, 91.076)`
Decimal	`16770796`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FFE6EC, 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 #FFE6EC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFE6EC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.78:1	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 #FFE6EC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ffe6ec; }
.text { color: #ffe6ec; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ffe6ec; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 230 236 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ffe6ec, #ffece6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Misty Rose.

Questions

What color is #FFE6EC?: #FFE6EC 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 #FFE6EC?: The RGB value is 255, 230, 236: 255 red, 230 green and 236 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FFE6EC?: The complementary color is #E6FFF9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFE6EC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.78:1 and white text 1.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.