What color is #FFA2AC?

#FFA2AC 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 #FFA2AC?

The RGB value is 255, 162, 172: 255 red, 162 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FFA2AC?

The complementary color is #A2FFF5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFA2AC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.02:1 and white text 1.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FFA2AC color

#FFA2AC rgb(255, 162, 172)

Shades of pink

The hex color #FFA2AC is a light, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 63.5% green and 67.5% blue (255, 162, 172).

Its hue angle is 354°, with 100% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 36% magenta, 33% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Strawberry Frappé (#FFA2AA), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.02:1).

#FFA2AC color codes

HEX	`#FFA2AC`
RGB	`rgb(255, 162, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 63.5%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(354, 100%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(354, 36%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 36%, 33%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.12, 35.65, 9.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.12, 36.86, 14.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.609, 50.084, 45.444)`
Decimal	`16753324`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FFA2AC, 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 #FFA2AC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFA2AC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.02:1	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 #FFA2AC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ffa2ac; }
.text { color: #ffa2ac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ffa2ac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 162 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ffa2ac, #ffc7a2); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #FFA2AC?: #FFA2AC 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 #FFA2AC?: The RGB value is 255, 162, 172: 255 red, 162 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FFA2AC?: The complementary color is #A2FFF5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFA2AC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.02:1 and white text 1.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.