What color is #FFA288?

#FFA288 is a light, vivid red, closest to the named color Frozen Salmon. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FFA288?

The RGB value is 255, 162, 136: 255 red, 162 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FFA288?

The complementary color is #88E5FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFA288?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.78:1 and white text 1.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FFA288 color

#FFA288 rgb(255, 162, 136)

Shades of orange

The hex color #FFA288 is a light, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 63.5% green and 53.3% blue (255, 162, 136).

Its hue angle is 13°, with 100% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 36% magenta, 47% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Frozen Salmon (#FEA993), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.78:1).

#FFA288 color codes

HEX	`#FFA288`
RGB	`rgb(255, 162, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 63.5%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(13, 100%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(13, 47%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 36%, 47%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.38, 31.7, 27.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.38, 42.25, 41.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.608, 48.883, 29.636)`
Decimal	`16753288`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FFA288, 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 #FFA288	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFA288 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.78:1	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 #FFA288 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ffa288; }
.text { color: #ffa288; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ffa288; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 162 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ffa288, #ffdd88); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Salmon.

Questions

What color is #FFA288?: #FFA288 is a light, vivid red, closest to the named color Frozen Salmon. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FFA288?: The RGB value is 255, 162, 136: 255 red, 162 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FFA288?: The complementary color is #88E5FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFA288?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.78:1 and white text 1.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.