What color is #FF8DAC?

#FF8DAC is a light, vivid rose, closest to the named color Flamingo Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FF8DAC?

The RGB value is 255, 141, 172: 255 red, 141 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FF8DAC?

The complementary color is #8DFFE0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FF8DAC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.66:1 and white text 2.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FF8DAC color

#FF8DAC rgb(255, 141, 172)

Shades of pink

The hex color #FF8DAC is a light, vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 55.3% green and 67.5% blue (255, 141, 172).

Its hue angle is 344°, with 100% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 45% magenta, 33% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Flamingo Pink (#FC8EAC), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.66:1).

#FF8DAC color codes

HEX	`#FF8DAC`
RGB	`rgb(255, 141, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 55.3%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(344, 100%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(344, 45%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 45%, 33%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.75, 46.37, 3.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.75, 46.47, 3.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.214, 43.293, 44.312)`
Decimal	`16747948`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FF8DAC, 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 #FF8DAC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FF8DAC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.66:1	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 #FF8DAC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ff8dac; }
.text { color: #ff8dac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ff8dac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 141 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ff8dac, #ffa78d); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #FF8DAC?: #FF8DAC is a light, vivid rose, closest to the named color Flamingo Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FF8DAC?: The RGB value is 255, 141, 172: 255 red, 141 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FF8DAC?: The complementary color is #8DFFE0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FF8DAC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.66:1 and white text 2.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.