Palettes / Colors / #FFAFAE
#FFAFAE — Pale Vivid Red
#FFAFAE 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 #FFAFAE 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.
#FFAFAE 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 #ADFEFF; it also sits naturally between #FFADD5 and #FFD8AD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #FFAFAE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 255, 175, 174 |
| HSL | 1°, 100%, 84% |
| HSV | 1°, 32%, 100% |
| CMYK | 0%, 31%, 32%, 0% |
| XYZ | 64.21, 54.98, 47.27 |
| Yxy | 54.98, 0.3857, 0.3303 |
| CIE-Lab | 79.03, 29.12, 12.40 |
| Hunter Lab | 74.15, 29.24, 10.45 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 100% · Green 69% · Blue 68%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 31% · Yellow 32% · Key 0%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #FFAFAE
.text { color: #FFAFAE; }
.background { background-color: #FFAFAE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FFAFAE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 175, 174); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(1, 100%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FFAFAE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 175, 174, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FFAFAE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 175, 174, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FFAFAE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FFAFAE">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #ADFEFF:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.75:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 12.00:1 AAA |
Best text color on #FFAFAE: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FFAFAE
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 #FFAFAE: ·
How #FFAFAE 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 #FFAFAE 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 #FFAFAE?
#FFAFAE is Pale Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 255, 175, 174). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FFAFAE?
#FFAFAE is RGB 255, 175, 174 — HSL 1°, 100%, 84% — CMYK 0%, 31%, 32%, 0%.
What colors go with #FFAFAE?
Its complement is #ADFEFF; analogous partners are #FFADD5 and #FFD8AD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FFAFAE for text?
Black text on #FFAFAE has a contrast ratio of 12.00:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.75:1.