What color is #FFB4A9?

#FFB4A9 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 #FFB4A9?

The RGB value is 255, 180, 169: 255 red, 180 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FFB4A9?

The complementary color is #A9F4FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFB4A9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.35:1 and white text 1.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FFB4A9 color

#FFB4A9 rgb(255, 180, 169)

Shades of pink

The hex color #FFB4A9 is a very light, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 70.6% green and 66.3% blue (255, 180, 169).

Its hue angle is 8°, with 100% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 34% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Peach Bud (#FDB2AB), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.35:1).

#FFB4A9 color codes

HEX	`#FFB4A9`
RGB	`rgb(255, 180, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 70.6%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(8, 100%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(8, 34%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 34%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.05, 25.88, 16.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.05, 30.72, 32.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.725, 56.771, 45.077)`
Decimal	`16757929`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FFB4A9, 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 #FFB4A9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFB4A9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.35:1	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 #FFB4A9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ffb4a9; }
.text { color: #ffb4a9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ffb4a9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 180 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ffb4a9, #ffdfa9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Baby Pink.

Questions

What color is #FFB4A9?: #FFB4A9 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 #FFB4A9?: The RGB value is 255, 180, 169: 255 red, 180 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FFB4A9?: The complementary color is #A9F4FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFB4A9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.35:1 and white text 1.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.