What color is #FF8FAE?

#FF8FAE 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 #FF8FAE?

The RGB value is 255, 143, 174: 255 red, 143 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FF8FAE?

The complementary color is #8FFFE0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FF8FAE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.79:1 and white text 2.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FF8FAE color

#FF8FAE rgb(255, 143, 174)

Shades of pink

The hex color #FF8FAE is a light, vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 56.1% green and 68.2% blue (255, 143, 174).

Its hue angle is 343°, with 100% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 44% magenta, 32% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Flamingo Pink (#FC8EAC), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.79:1).

#FF8FAE color codes

HEX	`#FF8FAE`
RGB	`rgb(255, 143, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 56.1%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(343, 100%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(343, 44%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 44%, 32%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.21, 45.61, 2.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.21, 45.69, 3.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.705, 43.966, 45.431)`
Decimal	`16748462`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FF8FAE, 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 #FF8FAE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FF8FAE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.79:1	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 #FF8FAE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ff8fae; }
.text { color: #ff8fae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ff8fae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 143 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ff8fae, #ffa88f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #FF8FAE?: #FF8FAE 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 #FF8FAE?: The RGB value is 255, 143, 174: 255 red, 143 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FF8FAE?: The complementary color is #8FFFE0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FF8FAE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.79:1 and white text 2.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.