What color is #FAABD8?

#FAABD8 is a very light, vivid rose, closest to the named color Fresh Gum. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FAABD8?

The RGB value is 250, 171, 216: 250 red, 171 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FAABD8?

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

Is black or white text better on #FAABD8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.88:1 and white text 1.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FAABD8 color

#FAABD8 rgb(250, 171, 216)

Shades of pink

The hex color #FAABD8 is a very light, vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 98% red, 67.1% green and 84.7% blue (250, 171, 216).

Its hue angle is 326°, with 89% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 14% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Fresh Gum (#FFAADD), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.88:1).

#FAABD8 color codes

HEX	`#FAABD8`
RGB	`rgb(250, 171, 216)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98%, 67.1%, 84.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(326, 89%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(326, 32%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 32%, 14%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.7, 35.42, -10.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.7, 37.07, 342.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(66.382, 54.411, 71.958)`
Decimal	`16427992`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FAABD8, 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 #FAABD8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FAABD8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.88:1	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 #FAABD8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #faabd8; }
.text { color: #faabd8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #faabd8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(250 171 216 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #faabd8, #faabb1); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #FAABD8?: #FAABD8 is a very light, vivid rose, closest to the named color Fresh Gum. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FAABD8?: The RGB value is 250, 171, 216: 250 red, 171 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FAABD8?: The complementary color is #ABFACD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FAABD8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.88:1 and white text 1.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.