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#FFABFB

Mauve · light warm pink

About #FFABFB

#FFABFB is a vivid, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 100% red, 67% green and 98% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 2% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Mauve (ΔE 12.7); Wisteria comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #ABFFAF — a mint tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #FFABFB for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 12.47:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red255
Green171
Blue251

Closest named colours

Mauve
#E0B0FF · ΔE 12.7
Wisteria
#C9A0DC · ΔE 19.4
Orchid
#DA70D6 · ΔE 22.7

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

Text on #FFABFB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on mauve #FFABFB.
1.68:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on mauve #FFABFB.
12.47:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#FFABFB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#A6C1FE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BBCBF8
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#FFB2C8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #FFABFB?

#FFABFB is a vivid, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 100% red, 67% green and 98% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 2% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #FFABFB?

Use black text. Black on #FFABFB has a contrast ratio of 12.47:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #FFABFB?

Its complementary colour is #ABFFAF, and analogous partners are #D9ABFF and #FFABD1.