#f9c6ec Color Information

#f9c6ec Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #f9c6ec. In RGB, it consists of 97.6% Red, 77.6% Green, and 92.5% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 0% Cyan, 20.5% Magenta, 5.2% Yellow, and 2.4% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 315.3°, with saturation of 81% and lightness of 87.6%. The decimal value for #f9c6ec is 16369388, and its nearest "web safe" color is #ffccff. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #f9c6ec is red. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is magenta. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is red.
  • HexHex code for this color#f9c6ec Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color249, 198, 236 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color97.6%, 77.6%, 92.5% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.024, 0.224, 0.075 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0, 0.205, 0.052, 0.024 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color315.3°, 81.0%, 87.6% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color315.3°, 20.5%, 97.6% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color74.401, 66.584, 88.287 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color249, 198, 236 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code16369388 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color85.293, 24.196, -11.855 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)85.293, 26.944, 333.897 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color85.293, 27.256, -22.697 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color81.599, 19.957, -7.031 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.325, 0.290, 66.584 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4294559468 / 0xfff9c6ec Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#ffccff Copy
Last Updated: March 27, 2024

Shades of #f9c6ec

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #f9c6ec, its pure hue is 315.3° on the color wheel and its saturation is 81.0%, and its lightness is 87.6%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #f9c6ec, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #1f191e to #daadcf.

Tints of #f9c6ec

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #f9c6ec, its pure hue is 315.3° on the color wheel and its saturation is 81.0%, and its lightness is 87.6%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #f9c6ec, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #facdee to #fef8fd.

Tones of #f9c6ec

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #f9c6ec, its pure hue is 315.3° on the color wheel and its saturation is 81.0%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #f9c6ec, which range from #e0e0e0 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #ffc0ef (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #f9c6ec

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #f9c6ec! For #f9c6ec, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #f9c6ec. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #f9c6ec

This color, #f9c6ec, consists of 97.6% Red, 77.6% Green, and 92.5% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 249, Green = 198, Blue = 236. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #f9c6ec is 0% Cyan, 20.5% Magenta, 5.2% Yellow, and 2.4% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R97.6%
C0.0%
G77.6%
M20.5%
B92.5%
Y5.2%
K2.4%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 249 198 236
Octal 371 306 354
Hexa #f9 #c6 #ec
Binary 11111001 11000110 11101100
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 0 20 5 2
Octal 0 24 5 2
Hexa #00 #14 #05 #02
Binary 00000000 00010100 00000101 00000010

Analogous Colors of #f9c6ec

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #f9c6ec — which has hue 315.3° — its analogous colors are located at 285.3° and 345.3° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #f9c6ec.

Triadic Colors of #f9c6ec

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #f9c6ec — which has hue 315.3° — its triadic colors are located at 75.3° and 315.3° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #f9c6ec.

Complementary Color of #f9c6ec

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #f9c6ec — which has hue 315.3° — its complementary color is located at 135.3° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #f9c6ec.

Split Complementary Colors of #f9c6ec

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #f9c6ec — which has hue 315.3° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 105.3° and 315.3° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #f9c6ec.

Tetradic Colors of #f9c6ec

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #f9c6ec — which has hue 315.3° — its tetradic colors are located at 225.3°, 315.3°, 45.3°, and 135.3° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #f9c6ec.

Monochromatic Colors of #f9c6ec

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #f9c6ec, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #f2aee0 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #fee1f6 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #f9c6ec

We want to make getting started with #f9c6ec on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #f9c6ec into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #f9c6ec can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #f9c6ec with other HTML elements.

#f9c6ec Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #f9c6ec.
<span style="color: #f9c6ec;">The color of this text is #f9c6ec.</span>

#f9c6ec Background Color

The background color for this text is #f9c6ec.
<div style="background-color: #f9c6ec; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #f9c6ec.</div>

#f9c6ec Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #f9c6ec.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #f9c6ec;">This color for the shadow of this text is #f9c6ec.</span>

#f9c6ec Border Color

This is a div with border color #f9c6ec.
<div style="border: #f9c6ec 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #f9c6ec.</div>

#f9c6ec Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #f9c6ec on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #f9c6ec; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #f9c6ec on a white background.</div></div>

#f9c6ec Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #f9c6ec on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #f9c6ec; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #f9c6ec on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #f9c6ec to White

This is a gradient from #f9c6ec to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#f9c6ec,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#f9c6ec,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#f9c6ec,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#f9c6ec,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #f9c6ec to white.</div>

Gradient from #f9c6ec to Black

This is a gradient from #f9c6ec to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#f9c6ec,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#f9c6ec,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#f9c6ec,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#f9c6ec,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #f9c6ec to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #f9c6ec

In addition to using #f9c6ec on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #f9c6ec in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #f9c6ec, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 249, Green = 198, Blue = 236). If you need details about the color coordinates of #f9c6ec in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #f9c6ec
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(249, 198, 236)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #f9c6ec; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #f9c6ec; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #f9c6ec; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(249, 198, 236);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#f9c6ec")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:249, green:198, blue:236, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:249 green:198 blue:236 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(249f, 198f, 236f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(249, 198, 236);
 

#f9c6ec Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #f9c6ec the same way. For those with color blindness, #f9c6ec might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #f9c6ec looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #f9c6ec is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #f9c6ec looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #f9c6ec will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #f9c6ec is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 1.5:1 against white. Under both the AA and AAA level standards, this is not a high enough ratio to be considered accessible for either normal size or large text.

WCAG AA
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WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
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WCAG AAA
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