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#F6E2DF Color

#F6E2DF is rgb(246, 226, 223) in RGB, hsl(8, 56%, 92%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 8%, 9%, 4%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Petal (#F5E2E2), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.6. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#F6E2DF
HEX#F6E2DF
RGBrgb(246, 226, 223)
HSLhsl(8, 56%, 92%)
HSVhsv(8, 9%, 96%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 8%, 9%, 4%)
OKLCHoklch(92.8% 0.022 27.8)
LABlab(91.46% 6.70 4.08)
LCHlch(91.46% 7.84 31.30)

What #F6E2DF 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 #F6E2DF, 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.

#F6E2DF Channel Values

How #F6E2DF 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 226 · B 2238-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 8° · S 56% · L 92%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 8° · S 9% · V 96%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 8% · Y 9% · K 4%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.25:1 vs white · 16.86:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #F6E2DF 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 text1.25:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text16.86:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #F6E2DF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #F6E2DF; 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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Complementary
Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #F6E2DF

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 #F6E2DF 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#F6E2DF
Protanopia#E6E6DF
Protanomaly#ECE4DF
Deuteranopia#E9E9DE
Deuteranomaly#EEE6DF
Tritanopia#F6E2E2
Tritanomaly#F6E2E1
Achromatopsia#E6E6E6

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Using #F6E2DF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-f6e2df: #F6E2DF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #F6E2DF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-f6e2df': '#F6E2DF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.965, green: 0.886, blue: 0.875)
Android XML<color name="color_f6e2df">#F6E2DF</color>
SVG fillfill="#F6E2DF"

More Red Colors

#F6E2DF sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#F6E2DF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #F6E2DF?

#F6E2DF is a lightest red — rgb(246, 226, 223) in RGB and hsl(8, 56%, 92%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Petal (#F5E2E2), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.6.

What is the RGB value of #F6E2DF?

#F6E2DF is rgb(246, 226, 223) — red 246, green 226, and blue 223 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #F6E2DF?

#F6E2DF converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 8%, 9%, 4%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #F6E2DF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #F6E2DF scores 1.25:1 against white and 16.86:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #F6E2DF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #F6E2DF 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 mistyrose (#FFE4E1) at a CIE76 distance of 2.97, which is very hard to tell apart.

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