What color is #FFAFEE?

#FFAFEE is a very light, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Hanami Pink. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FFAFEE?

The RGB value is 255, 175, 238: 255 red, 175 green and 238 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FFAFEE?

The complementary color is #AFFFC0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFAFEE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.62:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FFAFEE color

#FFAFEE rgb(255, 175, 238)

Shades of purple

The hex color #FFAFEE is a very light, vivid magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 68.6% green and 93.3% blue (255, 175, 238).

Its hue angle is 313°, with 100% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 7% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Hanami Pink (#F2ABE1), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.62:1).

#FFAFEE color codes

HEX	`#FFAFEE`
RGB	`rgb(255, 175, 238)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 68.6%, 93.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(313, 100%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(313, 31%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 7%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.79, 38.59, -19.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.79, 43.29, 333.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(72.002, 58.096, 88.293)`
Decimal	`16756718`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FFAFEE, 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 #FFAFEE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFAFEE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.62:1	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 #FFAFEE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ffafee; }
.text { color: #ffafee; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ffafee; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 175 238 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ffafee, #ffafc6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cotton Candy.

Questions

What color is #FFAFEE?: #FFAFEE is a very light, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Hanami Pink. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FFAFEE?: The RGB value is 255, 175, 238: 255 red, 175 green and 238 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FFAFEE?: The complementary color is #AFFFC0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFAFEE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.62:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.