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#FFA3CE Color

#FFA3CE is rgb(255, 163, 206) in RGB, hsl(332, 100%, 82%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 36%, 19%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pastel Magenta (#F49AC2), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.8. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FFA3CE
HEX#FFA3CE
RGBrgb(255, 163, 206)
HSLhsl(332, 100%, 82%)
HSVhsv(332, 36%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 36%, 19%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(81.9% 0.12 350.6)
LABlab(77.43% 39.14 -7.05)
LCHlch(77.43% 39.77 349.79)

What #FFA3CE 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 #FFA3CE, 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 pink in the library.

#FFA3CE Channel Values

How #FFA3CE 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 255 · G 163 · B 2068-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 332° · S 100% · L 82%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 332° · S 36% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 36% · Y 19% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.84:1 vs white · 11.38:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FFA3CE 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 text1.84:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.38:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #FFA3CE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FFA3CE; 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 #FFA3CE

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 #FFA3CE.

How #FFA3CE 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#FFA3CE
Protanopia#B7B7CE
Protanomaly#D8AFCE
Deuteranopia#C8C8CB
Deuteranomaly#E0BACC
Tritanopia#FBA9A9
Tritanomaly#FDA7B9
Achromatopsia#BFBFBF

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FFA3CE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ffa3ce: #FFA3CE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FFA3CE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ffa3ce': '#FFA3CE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 1.000, green: 0.639, blue: 0.808)
Android XML<color name="color_ffa3ce">#FFA3CE</color>
SVG fillfill="#FFA3CE"

More Pink Colors

#FFA3CE sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#FFA3CE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FFA3CE?

#FFA3CE is a lightest pink — rgb(255, 163, 206) in RGB and hsl(332, 100%, 82%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pastel Magenta (#F49AC2), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.8.

What is the RGB value of #FFA3CE?

#FFA3CE is rgb(255, 163, 206) — red 255, green 163, and blue 206 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FFA3CE?

#FFA3CE converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 36%, 19%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FFA3CE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FFA3CE scores 1.84:1 against white and 11.38:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FFA3CE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FFA3CE 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 17.03, which is visibly different.

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