What color is #FFAADD?

#FFAADD is a very light, vivid rose known as Fresh Gum. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Fresh Gum?

The RGB value is 255, 170, 221: 255 red, 170 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Fresh Gum?

The complementary color is #AAFFCC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFAADD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.05:1 and white text 1.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Fresh Gum color: hex code #FFAADD

#FFAADD rgb(255, 170, 221)

Shades of pink

Fresh Gum has the hex code #FFAADD. It is a very light, vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 66.7% green and 86.7% blue (255, 170, 221).

Its hue angle is 324°, with 100% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 13% yellow and 0% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.05:1).

Fresh Gum (#FFAADD) color codes

HEX	`#FFAADD`
RGB	`rgb(255, 170, 221)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 66.7%, 86.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(324, 100%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(324, 33%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 13%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.18, 38.41, -12.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.18, 40.51, 341.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.666, 55.233, 75.437)`
Decimal	`16755421`
Short hex	`#FAD`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Fresh Gum, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #FFAADD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFAADD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #FFAADD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ffaadd; }
.text { color: #ffaadd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ffaadd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 170 221 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ffaadd, #ffaab2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #FFAADD on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #FFAADD?: #FFAADD is a very light, vivid rose known as Fresh Gum. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Fresh Gum?: The RGB value is 255, 170, 221: 255 red, 170 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Fresh Gum?: The complementary color is #AAFFCC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFAADD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.05:1 and white text 1.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.