Information about Carnation Pink color
Basic facts about this digital color
#FFA6C9 presents itself as a maximally vivid rose — one that floats near the light end of the scale. In practice it works well for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Very Light Rose (#FF9ECF). Nearby in the Register you will also find Very Light Raspberry (#FF9EC2) and Nadeshiko Pink (#F6ADC6).
In RGB terms — rgb(255, 166, 201) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #FFA6C9 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 11.5:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 1.8:1. This precise shade carries the officially registered name "Carnation Pink" in the Register.
Carnation Pink color variations
View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.
Carnation Pink color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
Carnation Pink color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
Carnation Pink color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
Carnation Pink color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
Carnation Pink 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to Carnation Pink color
View adjacent and very similar colors.
Nearest named colors to Carnation Pink
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity.
#FF9ECF
#FF9EC2
#F6ADC6
#FBAED2
#FF99CC
#FDB0C0
#FFB2D0
#F5B2C5
#FFB7C5
#F49AC2
#FFB6C1
#EDA6C4
Carnation Pink color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#FFA6C9
- RGB255, 166, 201
- CMYK0, 35, 21, 0
- CSSrgb(255, 166, 201)
- HSL336°, 100%, 83%
- HSL Precise336.404°, 100%, 82.549%
- HSV336°, 35%, 100%
- HSB336°, 35%, 100%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)1.000
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.651
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.788
- GLSLvec3(1.000, 0.651, 0.788)
- GLSL with alphavec4(1.000, 0.651, 0.788, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(1.000, 0.651, 0.788)
- Percentage of Red in RGB100%
- Percentage of Green in RGB65.1%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB78.8%
- Color FamilyRose
- Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
- Lightness FamilyVery Light
- HEX IDFFA6C9
- DECIMAL ID16754377
- Name Length14
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- Counting from2025-01-01
