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#FFACB6

Light Pink · light warm pink

About #FFACB6

With the hex code #FFACB6, this is a light pink with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 100% red, 67% green and 71% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 29% yellow and 0% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Light Pink — a ΔE of 5.1 — followed by Pink. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #ACFFF5, a pale mint shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 11.83:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red255
Green172
Blue182

Closest named colours

Light Pink
#FFB6C1 · ΔE 5.1
Pink
#FFC0CB · ΔE 10.0
Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 10.4

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

Text on #FFACB6

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light pink #FFACB6.
1.78:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light pink #FFACB6.
11.83:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #FFACB6 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#FFACB6
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BAB9B6
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CEC8B4
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#FFA5B0

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #FFACB6?

With the hex code #FFACB6, this is a light pink with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 100% red, 67% green and 71% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 29% yellow and 0% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #FFACB6?

Use black text. Black on #FFACB6 has a contrast ratio of 11.83:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #FFACB6?

Its complementary colour is #ACFFF5, and analogous partners are #FFACE0 and #FFCCAC.