What color is #FFA2BA?

#FFA2BA is a light, vivid rose, closest to the named color Piggy. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FFA2BA?

The RGB value is 255, 162, 186: 255 red, 162 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FFA2BA?

The complementary color is #A2FFE7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFA2BA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.13:1 and white text 1.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FFA2BA color

#FFA2BA rgb(255, 162, 186)

Shades of pink

The hex color #FFA2BA is a light, vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 63.5% green and 72.9% blue (255, 162, 186).

Its hue angle is 345°, with 100% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 36% magenta, 27% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Piggy (#EF98AA), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.13:1).

#FFA2BA color codes

HEX	`#FFA2BA`
RGB	`rgb(255, 162, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 63.5%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(345, 100%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(345, 36%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 36%, 27%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.47, 37.45, 2.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.47, 37.51, 3.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.025, 50.65, 52.902)`
Decimal	`16753338`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FFA2BA, 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 #FFA2BA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFA2BA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.13:1	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 #FFA2BA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ffa2ba; }
.text { color: #ffa2ba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ffa2ba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 162 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ffa2ba, #ffb8a2); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #FFA2BA?: #FFA2BA is a light, vivid rose, closest to the named color Piggy. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FFA2BA?: The RGB value is 255, 162, 186: 255 red, 162 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FFA2BA?: The complementary color is #A2FFE7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFA2BA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.13:1 and white text 1.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.