Palettes / Colors / #FFAEE7
#FFAEE7 — Pale Vivid Pink
#FFAEE7 is a pink color we call Pale Vivid Pink, closest to the named color Pink (#FFC0CB). It belongs to the pink family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: pink (#FFC0CB) — not an exact match. CSS pink gives you #FFC0CB, a different color; use #FFAEE7 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.
#FFAEE7 is a warm-leaning pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.
Its strongest partner is its complement #ADFFC6; it also sits naturally between #EFADFF and #FFADBE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #FFAEE7 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 255, 174, 231 |
| HSL | 318°, 100%, 84% |
| HSV | 318°, 32%, 100% |
| CMYK | 0%, 32%, 9%, 0% |
| XYZ | 70.80, 57.30, 82.93 |
| Yxy | 57.30, 0.3355, 0.2715 |
| CIE-Lab | 80.35, 37.95, -16.53 |
| Hunter Lab | 75.70, 39.13, -16.71 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 100% · Green 68% · Blue 91%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 32% · Yellow 9% · Key 0%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #FFAEE7
.text { color: #FFAEE7; }
.background { background-color: #FFAEE7; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FFAEE7; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 174, 231); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(318, 100%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FFAEE7; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 174, 231, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FFAEE7; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 174, 231, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FFAEE7">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FFAEE7">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #ADFFC6:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.69:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 12.46:1 AAA |
Best text color on #FFAEE7: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FFAEE7
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 #FFAEE7: ·
How #FFAEE7 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 #FFAEE7 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 #FFAEE7?
#FFAEE7 is Pale Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 255, 174, 231). Its closest standard named color is Pink.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FFAEE7?
#FFAEE7 is RGB 255, 174, 231 — HSL 318°, 100%, 84% — CMYK 0%, 32%, 9%, 0%.
What colors go with #FFAEE7?
Its complement is #ADFFC6; analogous partners are #EFADFF and #FFADBE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FFAEE7 for text?
Black text on #FFAEE7 has a contrast ratio of 12.46:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.69:1.