Palettes / Colors / #FFAAA3

#FFAAA3 — Pale Vivid Red

#FFAAA3 is a red color we call Pale Vivid Red, closest to the named color LightPink (#FFB6C1). It belongs to the red family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: lightpink (#FFB6C1) — not an exact match. CSS lightpink gives you #FFB6C1, a different color; use #FFAAA3 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#FFAAA3 is a warm red color associated with energy, passion and urgency. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #A3F7FF; it also sits naturally between #FFA3C9 and #FFD9A3. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 100% · Green 67% · Blue 64%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 33% · Yellow 36% · Key 0%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #FFAAA3

.text { color: #FFAAA3; }
.background { background-color: #FFAAA3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FFAAA3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 170, 163); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(5, 100%, 82%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FFAAA3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 170, 163, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FFAAA3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 170, 163, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FFAAA3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FFAAA3">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #A3F7FF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FFAAA3: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FFAAA3

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #FFAAA3 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #FFAAA3 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FFAAA2  ·  #FFAAA4 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FFAAA3?

#FFAAA3 is Pale Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 255, 170, 163). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FFAAA3?

#FFAAA3 is RGB 255, 170, 163 — HSL 5°, 100%, 82% — CMYK 0%, 33%, 36%, 0%.

What colors go with #FFAAA3?

Its complement is #A3F7FF; analogous partners are #FFA3C9 and #FFD9A3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FFAAA3 for text?

Black text on #FFAAA3 has a contrast ratio of 11.53:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.82:1.