Information about #F9C6CD color

#F9C6CD color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#F9C6CD falls into the Red Color Family — High Saturation, Luminous brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(249, 198, 205) — 97.6% red, 77.6% green, 80.4% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 20 / 17 / 2. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#F9C6CD presents itself as a strongly colored earthy red — one that radiates an almost-white brightness. In practice it works well for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Light Rose (#FFC5CB). Slightly further away sit Bubble Gum (#FFC1CC) and Pale Amaranth (#FFC2C9).

The recipe behind #F9C6CD is rgb(249, 198, 205), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 14.0:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.5:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #F9C6CD is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#F9C6CD color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#F9C6CD color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #F9C6CD

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Light Rose color link
Light Rose

#FFC5CB

Bubble Gum color link
Bubble Gum

#FFC1CC

Pale Crimson color link
Pale Crimson

#FFC2D1

Pink color link
Pink

#FFC0CB

Light Red color link
Light Red

#FFCCCB

Pale Rose color link
Pale Rose

#FDC1C5

Azalea color link
Azalea

#F9C0C4

Orchid Pink color link
Orchid Pink

#F2BDCD

Coral Candy color link
Coral Candy

#F5D0C9

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#F9C6CD
  • RGB249, 198, 205
  • CMYK0, 20, 17, 2
  • CSSrgb(249, 198, 205)
  • HSL352°, 81%, 88%
  • HSL Precise351.765°, 80.952%, 87.647%
  • HSV352°, 20%, 98%
  • HSB352°, 20%, 98%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.976
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.776
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.804
  • GLSLvec3(0.976, 0.776, 0.804)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.976, 0.776, 0.804, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.976, 0.776, 0.804)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB97.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB77.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB80.4%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLuminous
  • HEX IDF9C6CD
  • DECIMAL ID16369357
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01