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#F6BBBB Color

#F6BBBB is rgb(246, 187, 187) in RGB, hsl(0, 77%, 85%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 24%, 24%, 4%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Spanish Pink (#F7BFBE), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.71. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#F6BBBB
HEX#F6BBBB
RGBrgb(246, 187, 187)
HSLhsl(0, 77%, 85%)
HSVhsv(0, 24%, 96%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 24%, 24%, 4%)
OKLCHoklch(84.5% 0.068 18.6)
LABlab(81.37% 21.91 8.71)
LCHlch(81.37% 23.58 21.67)

What #F6BBBB Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #F6BBBB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every red in the library.

#F6BBBB Channel Values

How #F6BBBB breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 246 · G 187 · B 1878-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 0° · S 77% · L 85%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 0° · S 24% · V 96%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 24% · Y 24% · K 4%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.65:1 vs white · 12.74:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #F6BBBB background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.65:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.74:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #F6BBBB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #F6BBBB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #F6BBBB

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

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How #F6BBBB Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#F6BBBB
Protanopia#C7C7BB
Protanomaly#DBC2BB
Deuteranopia#D1D1B9
Deuteranomaly#E1C9BA
Tritanopia#F6BBBB
Tritanomaly#F6BBBB
Achromatopsia#C9C9C9

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Using #F6BBBB in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-f6bbbb: #F6BBBB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #F6BBBB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-f6bbbb': '#F6BBBB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.965, green: 0.733, blue: 0.733)
Android XML<color name="color_f6bbbb">#F6BBBB</color>
SVG fillfill="#F6BBBB"

More Red Colors

#F6BBBB sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#F6BBBB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #F6BBBB?

#F6BBBB is a lightest red — rgb(246, 187, 187) in RGB and hsl(0, 77%, 85%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Spanish Pink (#F7BFBE), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.71.

What is the RGB value of #F6BBBB?

#F6BBBB is rgb(246, 187, 187) — red 246, green 187, and blue 187 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #F6BBBB?

#F6BBBB converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 24%, 24%, 4%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #F6BBBB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #F6BBBB scores 1.65:1 against white and 12.74:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #F6BBBB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #F6BBBB is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is pink (#FFC0CB) at a CIE76 distance of 6.06, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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