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#FDAFAF Color

#FDAFAF is rgb(253, 175, 175) in RGB, hsl(0, 95%, 84%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 31%, 31%, 1%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Blush Coral (#FFB2A6), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.13. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FDAFAF
HEX#FDAFAF
RGBrgb(253, 175, 175)
HSLhsl(0, 95%, 84%)
HSVhsv(0, 31%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 31%, 31%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(82.8% 0.092 19.2)
LABlab(79.15% 29.35 12.16)
LCHlch(79.15% 31.77 22.50)

What #FDAFAF Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #FDAFAF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every red in the library.

#FDAFAF Channel Values

How #FDAFAF breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 253 · G 175 · B 1758-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 0° · S 95% · L 84%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 0° · S 31% · V 99%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 31% · Y 31% · K 1%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.76:1 vs white · 11.93:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FDAFAF background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.76:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.93:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #FDAFAF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FDAFAF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #FDAFAF

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #FDAFAF.

How #FDAFAF Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#FDAFAF
Protanopia#BFBFAF
Protanomaly#DBB9AF
Deuteranopia#CDCDAC
Deuteranomaly#E2C2AD
Tritanopia#FDAFAF
Tritanomaly#FDAFAF
Achromatopsia#C3C3C3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FDAFAF in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-fdafaf: #FDAFAF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FDAFAF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fdafaf': '#FDAFAF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.992, green: 0.686, blue: 0.686)
Android XML<color name="color_fdafaf">#FDAFAF</color>
SVG fillfill="#FDAFAF"

More Red Colors

#FDAFAF sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#FDAFAF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FDAFAF?

#FDAFAF is a lightest red — rgb(253, 175, 175) in RGB and hsl(0, 95%, 84%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Blush Coral (#FFB2A6), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.13.

What is the RGB value of #FDAFAF?

#FDAFAF is rgb(253, 175, 175) — red 253, green 175, and blue 175 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FDAFAF?

#FDAFAF converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 31%, 31%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FDAFAF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FDAFAF scores 1.76:1 against white and 11.93:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FDAFAF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FDAFAF is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is lightpink (#FFB6C1) at a CIE76 distance of 7.01, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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