What color is #FFAEB6?

#FFAEB6 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 #FFAEB6?

The RGB value is 255, 174, 182: 255 red, 174 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FFAEB6?

The complementary color is #AEFFF7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFAEB6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.98:1 and white text 1.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FFAEB6 color

#FFAEB6 rgb(255, 174, 182)

Shades of pink

The hex color #FFAEB6 is a very light, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 68.2% green and 71.4% blue (255, 174, 182).

Its hue angle is 354°, with 100% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 29% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Poodle Skirt (#FFAEBB), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.98:1).

#FFAEB6 color codes

HEX	`#FFAEB6`
RGB	`rgb(255, 174, 182)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 68.2%, 71.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(354, 100%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(354, 32%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 32%, 29%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.99, 30.67, 8.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.99, 31.7, 14.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.821, 54.914, 51.432)`
Decimal	`16756406`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FFAEB6, 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 #FFAEB6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFAEB6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.98:1	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 #FFAEB6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ffaeb6; }
.text { color: #ffaeb6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ffaeb6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 174 182 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ffaeb6, #ffcfae); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #FFAEB6?: #FFAEB6 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 #FFAEB6?: The RGB value is 255, 174, 182: 255 red, 174 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FFAEB6?: The complementary color is #AEFFF7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFAEB6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.98:1 and white text 1.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.