What color is #FFAFB4?

#FFAFB4 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 #FFAFB4?

The RGB value is 255, 175, 180: 255 red, 175 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FFAFB4?

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

Is black or white text better on #FFAFB4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.04:1 and white text 1.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FFAFB4 color

#FFAFB4 rgb(255, 175, 180)

Shades of pink

The hex color #FFAFB4 is a very light, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 68.6% green and 70.6% blue (255, 175, 180).

Its hue angle is 356°, with 100% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 29% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Apricot Haze (#FFAAAA), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.04:1).

#FFAFB4 color codes

HEX	`#FFAFB4`
RGB	`rgb(255, 175, 180)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 68.6%, 70.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(356, 100%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(356, 31%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 29%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.17, 29.88, 9.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.17, 31.31, 17.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.81, 55.219, 50.416)`
Decimal	`16756660`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FFAFB4, 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 #FFAFB4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFAFB4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.04:1	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 #FFAFB4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ffafb4; }
.text { color: #ffafb4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ffafb4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 175 180 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ffafb4, #ffd2af); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #FFAFB4?: #FFAFB4 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 #FFAFB4?: The RGB value is 255, 175, 180: 255 red, 175 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FFAFB4?: The complementary color is #AFFFFA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFAFB4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.04:1 and white text 1.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.