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#FFA3AB

Light Pink · light warm pink

About #FFA3AB

#FFA3AB is a light, moderately saturated pink colour. Digitally that works out to 100% red, 64% green and 67% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 36% magenta, 33% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Light Pink (ΔE 9.9), with Melon the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #A3FFF7 (pale mint), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 11.08:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red255
Green163
Blue171

Closest named colours

Light Pink
#FFB6C1 · ΔE 9.9
Melon
#FDBCB4 · ΔE 14.2
Pink
#FFC0CB · ΔE 14.8

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #FFA3AB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light pink #FFA3AB.
1.90:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light pink #FFA3AB.
11.08:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #FFA3AB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#FFA3AB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B4B2AB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CAC3A9
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#FF9AA6

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #FFA3AB?

#FFA3AB is a light, moderately saturated pink colour. Digitally that works out to 100% red, 64% green and 67% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 36% magenta, 33% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #FFA3AB?

Use black text. Black on #FFA3AB has a contrast ratio of 11.08:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #FFA3AB?

Its complementary colour is #A3FFF7, and analogous partners are #FFA3D9 and #FFC9A3.