What color is #FFBFAA?

#FFBFAA 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 #FFBFAA?

The RGB value is 255, 191, 170: 255 red, 191 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FFBFAA?

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

Is black or white text better on #FFBFAA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.28:1 and white text 1.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FFBFAA color

#FFBFAA rgb(255, 191, 170)

Shades of orange

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 74.9% green and 66.7% blue (255, 191, 170).

Its hue angle is 15°, with 100% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 33% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Persicus (#FFB49B), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.28:1).

#FFBFAA color codes

HEX	`#FFBFAA`
RGB	`rgb(255, 191, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 74.9%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(15, 100%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(15, 33%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 33%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.61, 20.24, 19.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.61, 28.15, 44.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.128, 61.428, 46.343)`
Decimal	`16760746`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FFBFAA, 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 #FFBFAA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFBFAA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.28:1	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 #FFBFAA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ffbfaa; }
.text { color: #ffbfaa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ffbfaa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 191 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ffbfaa, #ffe9aa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Apricot.

Questions

What color is #FFBFAA?: #FFBFAA 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 #FFBFAA?: The RGB value is 255, 191, 170: 255 red, 191 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FFBFAA?: The complementary color is #AAEAFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFBFAA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.28:1 and white text 1.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.