What color is #FFADAD?

#FFADAD is a very light, vivid red, closest to the named color Apricot Haze. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FFADAD?

The RGB value is 255, 173, 173: 255 red, 173 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FFADAD?

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

Is black or white text better on #FFADAD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.83:1 and white text 1.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FFADAD color

#FFADAD rgb(255, 173, 173)

Shades of pink

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 67.8% green and 67.8% blue (255, 173, 173).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 100% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 32% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Apricot Haze (#FFAAAA), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.83:1).

#FFADAD color codes

HEX	`#FFADAD`
RGB	`rgb(255, 173, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 67.8%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 100%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 32%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 32%, 32%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.56, 30.04, 12.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.56, 32.45, 22.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.728, 54.169, 46.626)`
Decimal	`16756141`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FFADAD, 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 #FFADAD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFADAD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.83:1	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 #FFADAD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ffadad; }
.text { color: #ffadad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ffadad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 173 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ffadad, #ffd6ad); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Pink.

Questions

What color is #FFADAD?: #FFADAD is a very light, vivid red, closest to the named color Apricot Haze. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FFADAD?: The RGB value is 255, 173, 173: 255 red, 173 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FFADAD?: The complementary color is #ADFFFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFADAD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.83:1 and white text 1.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.