What color is #FFA6AF?

#FFA6AF is a very light, vivid red, closest to the named color Ballet Slippers. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FFA6AF?

The RGB value is 255, 166, 175: 255 red, 166 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FFA6AF?

The complementary color is #A6FFF6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFA6AF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.33:1 and white text 1.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FFA6AF color

#FFA6AF rgb(255, 166, 175)

Shades of pink

The hex color #FFA6AF is a very light, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 65.1% green and 68.6% blue (255, 166, 175).

Its hue angle is 354°, with 100% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 31% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Ballet Slippers (#FCA2AD), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.33:1).

#FFA6AF color codes

HEX	`#FFA6AF`
RGB	`rgb(255, 166, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 65.1%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(354, 100%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(354, 35%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 35%, 31%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.06, 33.94, 9.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.06, 35.13, 14.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.616, 51.632, 47.217)`
Decimal	`16754351`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FFA6AF, 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 #FFA6AF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFA6AF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.33:1	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 #FFA6AF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ffa6af; }
.text { color: #ffa6af; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ffa6af; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 166 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ffa6af, #ffcaa6); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #FFA6AF?: #FFA6AF is a very light, vivid red, closest to the named color Ballet Slippers. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FFA6AF?: The RGB value is 255, 166, 175: 255 red, 166 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FFA6AF?: The complementary color is #A6FFF6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFA6AF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.33:1 and white text 1.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.