What color is #FFBAAF?

#FFBAAF 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 #FFBAAF?

The RGB value is 255, 186, 175: 255 red, 186 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FFBAAF?

The complementary color is #AFF4FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFBAAF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.89:1 and white text 1.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FFBAAF color

#FFBAAF rgb(255, 186, 175)

Shades of pink

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 72.9% green and 68.6% blue (255, 186, 175).

Its hue angle is 8°, with 100% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 31% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Peach Bud (#FDB2AB), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.89:1).

#FFBAAF color codes

HEX	`#FFBAAF`
RGB	`rgb(255, 186, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 72.9%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(8, 100%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(8, 31%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 31%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.55, 23.48, 15.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.55, 28.09, 33.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(66.539, 59.477, 48.525)`
Decimal	`16759471`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FFBAAF, 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 #FFBAAF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFBAAF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.89:1	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 #FFBAAF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ffbaaf; }
.text { color: #ffbaaf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ffbaaf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 186 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ffbaaf, #ffe2af); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Baby Pink.

Questions

What color is #FFBAAF?: #FFBAAF 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 #FFBAAF?: The RGB value is 255, 186, 175: 255 red, 186 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FFBAAF?: The complementary color is #AFF4FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFBAAF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.89:1 and white text 1.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.