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#FFAEBA Color

#FFAEBA is rgb(255, 174, 186) in RGB, hsl(351, 100%, 84%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 32%, 27%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Pink (#FFB6C1), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.94. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FFAEBA
HEX#FFAEBA
RGBrgb(255, 174, 186)
HSLhsl(351, 100%, 84%)
HSVhsv(351, 32%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 32%, 27%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(83.2% 0.096 9.6)
LABlab(79.37% 31.64 6.58)
LCHlch(79.37% 32.31 11.74)

What #FFAEBA 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 #FFAEBA, 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.

#FFAEBA Channel Values

How #FFAEBA 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 174 · B 1868-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 351° · S 100% · L 84%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 351° · S 32% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 32% · Y 27% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.75:1 vs white · 12.02:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FFAEBA 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 text1.75:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.02:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #FFAEBA

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

Base
Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
Triadic
Split comp.
Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #FFAEBA

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 #FFAEBA.

How #FFAEBA 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#FFAEBA
Protanopia#BFBFBA
Protanomaly#DCB9BA
Deuteranopia#CECEB7
Deuteranomaly#E3C2B8
Tritanopia#FEB0B0
Tritanomaly#FEAFB4
Achromatopsia#C4C4C4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FFAEBA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ffaeba: #FFAEBA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FFAEBA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ffaeba': '#FFAEBA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 1.000, green: 0.682, blue: 0.729)
Android XML<color name="color_ffaeba">#FFAEBA</color>
SVG fillfill="#FFAEBA"

More Red Colors

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

#FFAEBA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FFAEBA?

#FFAEBA is a lightest red — rgb(255, 174, 186) in RGB and hsl(351, 100%, 84%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Pink (#FFB6C1), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.94.

What is the RGB value of #FFAEBA?

#FFAEBA is rgb(255, 174, 186) — red 255, green 174, and blue 186 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FFAEBA?

#FFAEBA converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 32%, 27%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FFAEBA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FFAEBA scores 1.75:1 against white and 12.02:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FFAEBA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FFAEBA 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 3.94, which is very hard to tell apart.

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