What color is #FFA8D4?

#FFA8D4 is a very light, vivid rose, closest to the named color Fresh Gum. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FFA8D4?

The RGB value is 255, 168, 212: 255 red, 168 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FFA8D4?

The complementary color is #A8FFD3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFA8D4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.8:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FFA8D4 color

#FFA8D4 rgb(255, 168, 212)

Shades of pink

The hex color #FFA8D4 is a very light, vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 65.9% green and 83.1% blue (255, 168, 212).

Its hue angle is 330°, with 100% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 34% magenta, 17% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Fresh Gum (#FFAADD), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.8:1).

#FFA8D4 color codes

HEX	`#FFA8D4`
RGB	`rgb(255, 168, 212)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 65.9%, 83.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(330, 100%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(330, 34%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 34%, 17%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.47, 38.05, -9.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.47, 39.11, 346.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.127, 54.023, 69.166)`
Decimal	`16754900`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FFA8D4, 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 #FFA8D4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFA8D4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.8:1	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 #FFA8D4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ffa8d4; }
.text { color: #ffa8d4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ffa8d4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 168 212 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ffa8d4, #ffa8a9); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #FFA8D4?: #FFA8D4 is a very light, vivid rose, closest to the named color Fresh Gum. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FFA8D4?: The RGB value is 255, 168, 212: 255 red, 168 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FFA8D4?: The complementary color is #A8FFD3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFA8D4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.8:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.