What color is #FFB9A6?

#FFB9A6 is a very light, vivid red, closest to the named color Persicus. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FFB9A6?

The RGB value is 255, 185, 166: 255 red, 185 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FFB9A6?

The complementary color is #A6ECFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFB9A6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.74:1 and white text 1.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FFB9A6 color

#FFB9A6 rgb(255, 185, 166)

Shades of orange

The hex color #FFB9A6 is a very light, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 72.5% green and 65.1% blue (255, 185, 166).

Its hue angle is 13°, with 100% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 35% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Persicus (#FFB49B), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.74:1).

#FFB9A6 color codes

HEX	`#FFB9A6`
RGB	`rgb(255, 185, 166)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 72.5%, 65.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(13, 100%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(13, 35%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 35%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.13, 22.9, 19.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.13, 30.18, 40.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.474, 58.715, 43.954)`
Decimal	`16759206`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FFB9A6, 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 #FFB9A6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFB9A6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.74:1	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 #FFB9A6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ffb9a6; }
.text { color: #ffb9a6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ffb9a6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 185 166 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ffb9a6, #ffe5a6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dusty Rose.

Questions

What color is #FFB9A6?: #FFB9A6 is a very light, vivid red, closest to the named color Persicus. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FFB9A6?: The RGB value is 255, 185, 166: 255 red, 185 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FFB9A6?: The complementary color is #A6ECFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFB9A6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.74:1 and white text 1.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.