What color is #FFAAB4?

#FFAAB4 is a very light, vivid red, closest to the named color Poodle Skirt. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FFAAB4?

The RGB value is 255, 170, 180: 255 red, 170 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FFAAB4?

The complementary color is #AAFFF5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFAAB4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.66:1 and white text 1.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FFAAB4 color

#FFAAB4 rgb(255, 170, 180)

Shades of pink

The hex color #FFAAB4 is a very light, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 66.7% green and 70.6% blue (255, 170, 180).

Its hue angle is 353°, with 100% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 29% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Poodle Skirt (#FFAEBB), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.66:1).

#FFAAB4 color codes

HEX	`#FFAAB4`
RGB	`rgb(255, 170, 180)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 66.7%, 70.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(353, 100%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(353, 33%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 29%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.06, 32.5, 7.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.06, 33.41, 13.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.855, 53.309, 50.098)`
Decimal	`16755380`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FFAAB4, 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 #FFAAB4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFAAB4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.66:1	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 #FFAAB4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ffaab4; }
.text { color: #ffaab4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ffaab4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 170 180 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ffaab4, #ffcaaa); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #FFAAB4?: #FFAAB4 is a very light, vivid red, closest to the named color Poodle Skirt. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FFAAB4?: The RGB value is 255, 170, 180: 255 red, 170 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FFAAB4?: The complementary color is #AAFFF5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFAAB4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.66:1 and white text 1.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.