#FFAA9F Color

#FFAA9F is rgb(255, 170, 159) in RGB, hsl(7, 100%, 81%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 33%, 38%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Blush Coral (#FFB2A6), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.05. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FFAA9F

HEX#FFAA9F

RGBrgb(255, 170, 159)

HSLhsl(7, 100%, 81%)

HSVhsv(7, 38%, 100%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 33%, 38%, 0%)

OKLCHoklch(81.8% 0.102 27.6)

LABlab(77.97% 31.19 19.19)

LCHlch(77.97% 36.62 31.61)

What #FFAA9F 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 #FFAA9F, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Blush Coral#FFB2A6ΔE 4.05 Salmon Rose#E7968BΔE 7.7 Melon#FEBAADΔE 8.39 Light Salmon Pink#FF9999ΔE 8.95 Vivid Tangerine#FFA089ΔE 9.39 Dark Salmon#E9967AΔE 12.06

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#FFAA9F Channel Values

How #FFAA9F breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 255 · G 170 · B 159	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 7° · S 100% · L 81%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 7° · S 38% · V 100%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 33% · Y 38% · K 0%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.83:1 vs white · 11.5:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FFAA9F 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 text1.83:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text11.5:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #FFAA9F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FFAA9F; 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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Tints & Shades of #FFAA9F

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.

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Shades

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How #FFAA9F 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#FFAA9F

Protanopia#BCBC9E

Protanomaly#DAB59F

Deuteranopia#CBCB9B

Deuteranomaly#E2BF9D

Tritanopia#FFA9A9

Tritanomaly#FFA9A5

Achromatopsia#C0C0C0

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Using #FFAA9F in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ffaa9f: #FFAA9F;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FFAA9F;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ffaa9f': '#FFAA9F' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 1.000, green: 0.667, blue: 0.624)

Android XML<color name="color_ffaa9f">#FFAA9F</color>

SVG fillfill="#FFAA9F"

More Red Colors

#FFAA9F sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

1f0000 fffafa 1f0005 fff5f5 1f0008 fff1f2 240000 fff1f0 240909 fff0f2 270707 ffedeb 4e0707 710f04 940000 a81c07 c0362c cdacac e30022 ee204d fa8072 ff1818 ff6467 ffb7c5

#FFAA9F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FFAA9F?

#FFAA9F is a lightest red — rgb(255, 170, 159) in RGB and hsl(7, 100%, 81%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Blush Coral (#FFB2A6), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.05.

What is the RGB value of #FFAA9F?

#FFAA9F is rgb(255, 170, 159) — red 255, green 170, and blue 159 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FFAA9F?

#FFAA9F converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 33%, 38%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FFAA9F be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FFAA9F scores 1.83:1 against white and 11.5:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FFAA9F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FFAA9F 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 darksalmon (#E9967A) at a CIE76 distance of 12.06, which is visibly different.

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