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#F6A2BE

#F6A2BE is a light, vivid pink, close to the color Carnation. In RGB it’s made of 96.5% red, 63.5% green, and 74.5% blue. Its hue is 340°, with 82% saturation and 80% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.

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1.94:1 Fail
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10.83:1 AAA
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1.94:1 Fail
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This color as text on black

10.83:1 AAA

How it looks with color blindness

About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #F6A2BE as they’d see it.

Typical vision#F6A2BE
ProtanopiaNo red cones (about 1% of men)
DeuteranopiaNo green cones (the most common, about 1% of men)
TritanopiaNo blue cones (rare)
AchromatopsiaNo color vision (very rare)

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Questions about #F6A2BE

What color is #F6A2BE?

#F6A2BE is a light, vivid pink, close to the color Carnation. In RGB it’s made of 96.5% red, 63.5% green, and 74.5% blue. Its hue is 340°, with 82% saturation and 80% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.

What is #F6A2BE in RGB?

#F6A2BE is rgb(246, 162, 190): 246 red, 162 green, and 190 blue on a 0–255 scale.

What is #F6A2BE in CMYK?

Roughly cmyk(0, 34, 23, 4). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.

What Pantone is closest to #F6A2BE?

PANTONE 1767 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.

What color goes with #F6A2BE?

Its complement #6FCBAE gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.

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