What color is #FFA091?

#FFA091 is a light, vivid red, closest to the named color Peach’s Daydream. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FFA091?

The RGB value is 255, 160, 145: 255 red, 160 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FFA091?

The complementary color is #91F0FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFA091?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.69:1 and white text 1.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FFA091 color

#FFA091 rgb(255, 160, 145)

Shades of pink

The hex color #FFA091 is a light, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 62.7% green and 56.9% blue (255, 160, 145).

Its hue angle is 8°, with 100% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 37% magenta, 43% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Peach’s Daydream (#FD9B88), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.69:1).

#FFA091 color codes

HEX	`#FFA091`
RGB	`rgb(255, 160, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 62.7%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(8, 100%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(8, 43%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 37%, 43%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.11, 33.63, 22.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.11, 40.57, 34.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.925, 48.451, 33.031)`
Decimal	`16752785`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FFA091, 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 #FFA091	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFA091 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.69:1	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 #FFA091 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ffa091; }
.text { color: #ffa091; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ffa091; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 160 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ffa091, #ffd791); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Salmon.

Questions

What color is #FFA091?: #FFA091 is a light, vivid red, closest to the named color Peach’s Daydream. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FFA091?: The RGB value is 255, 160, 145: 255 red, 160 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FFA091?: The complementary color is #91F0FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFA091?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.69:1 and white text 1.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.