What color is #FFA9B3?

#FFA9B3 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 #FFA9B3?

The RGB value is 255, 169, 179: 255 red, 169 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FFA9B3?

The complementary color is #A9FFF5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFA9B3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.58:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FFA9B3 color

#FFA9B3 rgb(255, 169, 179)

Shades of pink

The hex color #FFA9B3 is a very light, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 66.3% green and 70.2% blue (255, 169, 179).

Its hue angle is 353°, with 100% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 34% magenta, 30% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Ballet Slippers (#FCA2AD), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.58:1).

#FFA9B3 color codes

HEX	`#FFA9B3`
RGB	`rgb(255, 169, 179)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 66.3%, 70.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(353, 100%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(353, 34%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 34%, 30%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.81, 32.89, 7.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.81, 33.84, 13.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.567, 52.895, 49.501)`
Decimal	`16755123`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FFA9B3, 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 #FFA9B3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFA9B3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.58:1	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 #FFA9B3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ffa9b3; }
.text { color: #ffa9b3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ffa9b3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 169 179 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ffa9b3, #ffcaa9); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #FFA9B3?: #FFA9B3 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 #FFA9B3?: The RGB value is 255, 169, 179: 255 red, 169 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FFA9B3?: The complementary color is #A9FFF5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFA9B3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.58:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.