What color is #FAA2A4?

#FAA2A4 is a light, vivid red, closest to the named color Her Majesty. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FAA2A4?

The RGB value is 250, 162, 164: 250 red, 162 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FAA2A4?

The complementary color is #A2FAF8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FAA2A4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.77:1 and white text 1.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FAA2A4 color

#FAA2A4 rgb(250, 162, 164)

Shades of pink

The hex color #FAA2A4 is a light, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 98% red, 63.5% green and 64.3% blue (250, 162, 164).

Its hue angle is 359°, with 90% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 34% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Her Majesty (#F9A4A4), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.77:1).

#FAA2A4 color codes

HEX	`#FAA2A4`
RGB	`rgb(250, 162, 164)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98%, 63.5%, 64.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(359, 90%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(359, 35%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 35%, 34%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.36, 32.85, 12.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.36, 35.18, 20.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.048, 48.849, 41.434)`
Decimal	`16425636`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FAA2A4, 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 #FAA2A4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FAA2A4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.77:1	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 #FAA2A4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #faa2a4; }
.text { color: #faa2a4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #faa2a4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(250 162 164 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #faa2a4, #facca2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Salmon Pink.

Questions

What color is #FAA2A4?: #FAA2A4 is a light, vivid red, closest to the named color Her Majesty. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FAA2A4?: The RGB value is 250, 162, 164: 250 red, 162 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FAA2A4?: The complementary color is #A2FAF8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FAA2A4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.77:1 and white text 1.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.