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#f6becf

a pale, electric magenta / pink · warm · closest name: Pink

RGB
246, 190, 207
HSL
342°, 76%, 86%
CMYK
0, 23, 16, 4
Luminance
0.6092

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #f6becf is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#f6becf
Hue
342°
magenta / pink
Saturation
76%
electric
Lightness
86%
pale
Brightness
96%
HSV value
Perceived
82%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.6092
WCAG relative
Temperature
Warm
27/100 cool
Color family
Magenta / pink
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
13.18:1
Closest name
Pink
ΔE2000 2.9
Where it sits
Hue342° of 360°
Saturation76%
Lightness86%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool27% cool

Reads warm. Warm and cool siblings keep the same lightness, so you can swap one in without redoing your contrast maths.

Every format

HEX#f6becf
RGBrgb(246, 190, 207)
HSLhsl(342, 76%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 23%, 16%, 4%)
LABlab(82.3 22.6 -0.7)
LCHlch(82.3 22.6 358.1)
OKLCHoklch(0.856 0.068 358.6)
Decimal16170703
Display P3color(display-p3 0.965 0.745 0.812)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #f6becf;
background-color: #f6becf;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#f6becf] bg-[#f6becf]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #f6becf;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.965, green: 0.745, blue: 0.812)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#f6becf")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFF6BECF)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(207, 190, 246)

Best text color

Only one of black and white can be right. This is the one, with the number that proves it.

Readable at a glance#000000 on #f6becf · 13.18:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 1.59:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 13.18:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #f6becf as text scores 1.59:1 on white and 13.18:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#f6becf on white: 1.59:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#f6becf on black: 13.18:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #C4C7D0
deuteranopia · #D1D0CE
tritanopia · #FFBBC4

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #f6becf is pinned to step 200; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#FCF3F6
#F9E7EC
#f6becf
#F19CB6
#EB6B92
#E43A6D
#D71E56
#B31948
#8F1439
#68132C
#410C1C
Base = 200Lightest = 50 · #FCF3F6Darkest = 950 · #410C1C
:root {
  --brand-50: #FCF3F6;
  --brand-100: #F9E7EC;
  --brand-200: #f6becf;
  --brand-300: #F19CB6;
  --brand-400: #EB6B92;
  --brand-500: #E43A6D;
  --brand-600: #D71E56;
  --brand-700: #B31948;
  --brand-800: #8F1439;
  --brand-900: #68132C;
  --brand-950: #410C1C;
  --brand: #f6becf;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #f6becf

Not a palette — a role sheet. Each swatch answers one question you will hit while building the component.

Text on it#000000
Black wins here
Surface#FAF4F6
Tinted page background
Border#EDC0CD
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#9B4B63
Captions on the surface
Accent#16B65E
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#700F2D
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#FCE9EE
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#241419
Dark-mode background
Light mode
Everything in its place

Surface, border, heading and body all derive from this one hue, so the screen stays coherent without a second palette.

Primary actionSecondaryBadge
Dark mode
Same hue, inverted

Lightness flips, hue holds. The accent stays the anchor in both themes.

Primary actionSecondaryAccent

How to use #f6becf

Derived from its contrast, chroma and lightness — not from taste.

Works well for
  • Text and icons on dark surfaces
  • Primary buttons and calls to action
  • Focus rings, active and selected states
  • Card and section backgrounds
  • Brand accents, badges and data highlights
Use with care
  • Text of any size on white — fails WCAG AA
  • Full-page backgrounds — tiring over long sessions
  • White text placed on it
  • Pairing with a same-lightness hue — edges vibrate

Similar colors

One move away from this hex in each direction. Every swatch is its own page.

Color relationships

The wheel positions with their names attached, so you can grab the one you actually need.

Complementary#BEF6E5
Analogous left#F6BEEB
Analogous right#F6C9BE
Split-complement 1#BEF6C9
Split-complement 2#BEEBF6
Triadic 1#CFF6BE
Triadic 2#BECFF6
Tetradic#EBF6BE

RGB percentages

Red96.5%
Green74.5%
Blue81.2%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta22.8%
Yellow15.9%
Key (black)3.5%

Color previews

#f6becf text on a black background

contrast 13.18:1

Card sample

#f6becf text on a white background

contrast 1.59:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #f6becf;
Background color
Panel with #f6becf background
background-color: #f6becf;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #f6becf;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(246, 190, 207, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(246, 190, 207, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #f6becf;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f6becf, #F6D2BE);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #f6becf

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Ranked with CIEDE2000 across all 139 CSS keywords. Under ΔE 2 the eye stops telling them apart; over ΔE 10 they are plainly different colors.

#f6becf in the real world

Where a color in this family tends to land, and the interface roles it is usually asked to play.

Industries
BeautyFashionLifestyleYouth brands
Common UI roles
SurfacesBadgesHighlightsEmpty states
Print note

Sits outside most CMYK gamuts — expect a duller press result, or specify a spot ink.

#f6becf, answered

What color is #f6becf?

#f6becf is a pale electric magenta / pink, closest to Pink (ΔE2000 2.9). It sits at 342° on the hue wheel with 76% saturation and 86% lightness, which reads as warm.

What is the RGB value of #f6becf?

rgb(246, 190, 207) — 246 red, 190 green and 207 blue out of 255, or 96.5% / 74.5% / 81.2% by channel.

Is #f6becf a light or a dark color?

It is a light color. Relative luminance is 0.6092 and perceived brightness is 82%, so black text on it reaches 13.18:1.

Should I use black or white text on #f6becf?

Black. It scores 13.18:1 against #f6becf, versus 1.59:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #f6becf?

#BEF6E5 sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #BEF6C9 and #BEEBF6, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #f6becf?

For interface work: #FAF4F6 as the surface, #EDC0CD for borders, #9B4B63 for secondary text, #16B65E as an accent and #700F2D for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #F6BEEB and #F6C9BE stays calm, while #BEF6E5 is the loudest partner.

What is #f6becf in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(0%, 23%, 16%, 4%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — a color this saturated sits outside most CMYK gamuts and will print duller than it looks here.

Is #f6becf warm or cool?

Warm — it scores 27 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #F6C2BE; nudged cooler, #F7BDE4.

Work with #f6becf in the Color Lab