Palettes / Colors / #FFAAA9
#FFAAA9 — Pale Vivid Red
#FFAAA9 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 #FFAAA9 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.
#FFAAA9 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 #A8FEFF; it also sits naturally between #FFA8D2 and #FFD5A8. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #FFAAA9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 255, 170, 169 |
| HSL | 1°, 100%, 83% |
| HSV | 1°, 34%, 100% |
| CMYK | 0%, 33%, 34%, 0% |
| XYZ | 62.78, 52.87, 44.43 |
| Yxy | 52.87, 0.3921, 0.3303 |
| CIE-Lab | 77.80, 31.12, 13.38 |
| Hunter Lab | 72.71, 31.23, 11.12 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 100% · Green 67% · Blue 66%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 33% · Yellow 34% · Key 0%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #FFAAA9
.text { color: #FFAAA9; }
.background { background-color: #FFAAA9; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FFAAA9; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 170, 169); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(1, 100%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FFAAA9; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 170, 169, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FFAAA9; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 170, 169, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FFAAA9">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FFAAA9">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #A8FEFF:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.81:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 11.57:1 AAA |
Best text color on #FFAAA9: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FFAAA9
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #FFAAA9: ·
How #FFAAA9 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 #FFAAA9 rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #FFAAA9?
#FFAAA9 is Pale Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 255, 170, 169). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FFAAA9?
#FFAAA9 is RGB 255, 170, 169 — HSL 1°, 100%, 83% — CMYK 0%, 33%, 34%, 0%.
What colors go with #FFAAA9?
Its complement is #A8FEFF; analogous partners are #FFA8D2 and #FFD5A8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FFAAA9 for text?
Black text on #FFAAA9 has a contrast ratio of 11.57:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.81:1.