What color is #FFAFB8?

#FFAFB8 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 #FFAFB8?

The RGB value is 255, 175, 184: 255 red, 175 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FFAFB8?

The complementary color is #AFFFF6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFAFB8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.08:1 and white text 1.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FFAFB8 color

#FFAFB8 rgb(255, 175, 184)

Shades of pink

The hex color #FFAFB8 is a very light, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 68.6% green and 72.2% blue (255, 175, 184).

Its hue angle is 353°, with 100% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 28% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Poodle Skirt (#FFAEBB), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.08:1).

#FFAFB8 color codes

HEX	`#FFAFB8`
RGB	`rgb(255, 175, 184)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 68.6%, 72.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(353, 100%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(353, 31%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 28%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.26, 30.41, 7.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.26, 31.28, 13.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.223, 55.385, 52.593)`
Decimal	`16756664`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FFAFB8, 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 #FFAFB8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFAFB8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.08:1	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 #FFAFB8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ffafb8; }
.text { color: #ffafb8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ffafb8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 175 184 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ffafb8, #ffceaf); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #FFAFB8?: #FFAFB8 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 #FFAFB8?: The RGB value is 255, 175, 184: 255 red, 175 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FFAFB8?: The complementary color is #AFFFF6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFAFB8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.08:1 and white text 1.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.