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#FFA9B7 Color

#FFA9B7 is rgb(255, 169, 183) in RGB, hsl(350, 100%, 83%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 34%, 28%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Mauvelous (#EF98AA), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.22. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FFA9B7
HEX#FFA9B7
RGBrgb(255, 169, 183)
HSLhsl(350, 100%, 83%)
HSVhsv(350, 34%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 34%, 28%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(82.2% 0.102 8.9)
LABlab(78.21% 33.83 6.55)
LCHlch(78.21% 34.45 10.96)

What #FFA9B7 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 #FFA9B7, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Mauvelous#EF98AAΔE 6.22Light Pink#FFB6C1ΔE 6.36Cherry Blossom Pink#FFB7C5ΔE 7.05Nadeshiko Pink#F6ADC6ΔE 8.84Amaranth Pink#F19CBBΔE 9.93Vanilla Ice#F38FA9ΔE 10.63

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

#FFA9B7 Channel Values

How #FFA9B7 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 169 · B 1838-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 350° · S 100% · L 83%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 350° · S 34% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 34% · Y 28% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.81:1 vs white · 11.61:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FFA9B7 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 text1.81:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.61:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #FFA9B7 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #FFA9B7

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FFA9B7; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#FFA9B7
Complementary
#A8FFF1
Analogous
#FFA8E2
Analogous
#FFC5A8
Triadic
#B7FFA8
Triadic
#A8B7FF
Split comp.
#A8FFC5
Split comp.
#A8E2FF

Tints & Shades of #FFA9B7

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

#FFB3BF
#FFBDC8
#FFC7D0
#FFD6DD
#FFE0E5
#FFEBEE

Shades

#FF7088
#FF3355
#FA002A
#C20020
#8A0017
#4D000D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #FFA9B7.

How #FFA9B7 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#FFA9B7
Protanopia#BBBBB7
Protanomaly#DAB4B7
Deuteranopia#CBCBB4
Deuteranomaly#E2BEB5
Tritanopia#FEABAB
Tritanomaly#FEAAB0
Achromatopsia#C1C1C1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FFA9B7 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ffa9b7: #FFA9B7;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FFA9B7;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ffa9b7': '#FFA9B7' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 1.000, green: 0.663, blue: 0.718)
Android XML<color name="color_ffa9b7">#FFA9B7</color>
SVG fillfill="#FFA9B7"

More Red Colors

#FFA9B7 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

1f0000fffafa1f0005fff5f51f0008fff1f2240000fff1f0240909fff0f2270707ffedeb4e0707710f04940000a81c07c0362ccdacace30022ee204dfa8072ff1818ff6467ffb7c5

#FFA9B7 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FFA9B7?

#FFA9B7 is a lightest red — rgb(255, 169, 183) in RGB and hsl(350, 100%, 83%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Mauvelous (#EF98AA), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.22.

What is the RGB value of #FFA9B7?

#FFA9B7 is rgb(255, 169, 183) — red 255, green 169, and blue 183 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FFA9B7?

#FFA9B7 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 34%, 28%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FFA9B7 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FFA9B7 scores 1.81:1 against white and 11.61:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FFA9B7 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FFA9B7 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 6.36, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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