What color is #FFAFA6?

#FFAFA6 is a very light, vivid red, closest to the named color Peach Bud. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FFAFA6?

The RGB value is 255, 175, 166: 255 red, 175 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FFAFA6?

The complementary color is #A6F6FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFAFA6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.93:1 and white text 1.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FFAFA6 color

#FFAFA6 rgb(255, 175, 166)

Shades of pink

The hex color #FFAFA6 is a very light, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 68.6% green and 65.1% blue (255, 175, 166).

Its hue angle is 6°, with 100% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 35% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Peach Bud (#FDB2AB), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.93:1).

#FFAFA6 color codes

HEX	`#FFAFA6`
RGB	`rgb(255, 175, 166)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 68.6%, 65.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(6, 100%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(6, 35%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 35%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.86, 28.14, 16.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.86, 32.62, 30.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.455, 54.677, 43.281)`
Decimal	`16756646`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FFAFA6, 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 #FFAFA6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFAFA6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.93:1	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 #FFAFA6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ffafa6; }
.text { color: #ffafa6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ffafa6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 175 166 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ffafa6, #ffdba6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Baby Pink.

Questions

What color is #FFAFA6?: #FFAFA6 is a very light, vivid red, closest to the named color Peach Bud. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FFAFA6?: The RGB value is 255, 175, 166: 255 red, 175 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FFAFA6?: The complementary color is #A6F6FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFAFA6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.93:1 and white text 1.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.