Palettes / Colors / #FFAFAA
#FFAFAA — Pale Vivid Red
#FFAFAA 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 #FFAFAA 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.
#FFAFAA 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 #A8F9FF; it also sits naturally between #FFA8CE and #FFD9A8. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #FFAFAA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 255, 175, 170 |
| HSL | 4°, 100%, 83% |
| HSV | 4°, 33%, 100% |
| CMYK | 0%, 31%, 33%, 0% |
| XYZ | 63.83, 54.82, 45.25 |
| Yxy | 54.82, 0.3894, 0.3345 |
| CIE-Lab | 78.94, 28.63, 14.44 |
| Hunter Lab | 74.04, 28.70, 12.01 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 100% · Green 69% · Blue 67%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 31% · Yellow 33% · Key 0%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #FFAFAA
.text { color: #FFAFAA; }
.background { background-color: #FFAFAA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FFAFAA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 175, 170); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(4, 100%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FFAFAA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 175, 170, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FFAFAA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 175, 170, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FFAFAA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FFAFAA">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #A8F9FF:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.76:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 11.96:1 AAA |
Best text color on #FFAFAA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FFAFAA
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 #FFAFAA: ·
How #FFAFAA 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 #FFAFAA 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 #FFAFAA?
#FFAFAA is Pale Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 255, 175, 170). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FFAFAA?
#FFAFAA is RGB 255, 175, 170 — HSL 4°, 100%, 83% — CMYK 0%, 31%, 33%, 0%.
What colors go with #FFAFAA?
Its complement is #A8F9FF; analogous partners are #FFA8CE and #FFD9A8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FFAFAA for text?
Black text on #FFAFAA has a contrast ratio of 11.96:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.76:1.