What color is #FF9AA6?

#FF9AA6 is a light, vivid red, closest to the named color Strawberry Frappé. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FF9AA6?

The RGB value is 255, 154, 166: 255 red, 154 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FF9AA6?

The complementary color is #9AFFF3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FF9AA6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.42:1 and white text 2.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FF9AA6 color

#FF9AA6 rgb(255, 154, 166)

Shades of pink

The hex color #FF9AA6 is a light, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 60.4% green and 65.1% blue (255, 154, 166).

Its hue angle is 353°, with 100% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 40% magenta, 35% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Strawberry Frappé (#FFA2AA), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.42:1).

#FF9AA6 color codes

HEX	`#FF9AA6`
RGB	`rgb(255, 154, 166)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 60.4%, 65.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(353, 100%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(353, 40%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 40%, 35%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.27, 39.05, 10.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.27, 40.32, 14.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.681, 47.129, 42.023)`
Decimal	`16751270`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FF9AA6, 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 #FF9AA6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FF9AA6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.42:1	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 #FF9AA6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ff9aa6; }
.text { color: #ff9aa6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ff9aa6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 154 166 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ff9aa6, #ffc19a); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #FF9AA6?: #FF9AA6 is a light, vivid red, closest to the named color Strawberry Frappé. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FF9AA6?: The RGB value is 255, 154, 166: 255 red, 154 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FF9AA6?: The complementary color is #9AFFF3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FF9AA6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.42:1 and white text 2.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.