What color is #FFA19A?

#FFA19A is a light, vivid red, closest to the named color Young Crab. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FFA19A?

The RGB value is 255, 161, 154: 255 red, 161 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FFA19A?

The complementary color is #9AF8FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFA19A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.82:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FFA19A color

#FFA19A rgb(255, 161, 154)

Shades of pink

The hex color #FFA19A is a light, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 63.1% green and 60.4% blue (255, 161, 154).

Its hue angle is 4°, with 100% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 37% magenta, 40% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Young Crab (#F6A09D), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.82:1).

#FFA19A color codes

HEX	`#FFA19A`
RGB	`rgb(255, 161, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 63.1%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(4, 100%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(4, 40%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 37%, 40%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.51, 34.07, 18.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.51, 38.69, 28.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.82, 49.088, 36.89)`
Decimal	`16753050`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FFA19A, 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 #FFA19A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFA19A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.82:1	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 #FFA19A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ffa19a; }
.text { color: #ffa19a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ffa19a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 161 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ffa19a, #ffd39a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Blush Pink.

Questions

What color is #FFA19A?: #FFA19A is a light, vivid red, closest to the named color Young Crab. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FFA19A?: The RGB value is 255, 161, 154: 255 red, 161 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FFA19A?: The complementary color is #9AF8FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFA19A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.82:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.