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#FFACFB

Mauve · light warm pink

About #FFACFB

With the hex code #FFACFB, this is a light pink with a vivid character. Its RGB recipe is 100% red, 67% green and 98% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 2% yellow and 0% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Mauve — a ΔE of 12.4 — followed by Wisteria. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #ACFFB0, a mint shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 12.55:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red255
Green172
Blue251

Closest named colours

Mauve
#E0B0FF · ΔE 12.4
Wisteria
#C9A0DC · ΔE 19.0
Orchid
#DA70D6 · ΔE 23.2

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

Text on #FFACFB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on mauve #FFACFB.
1.67:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on mauve #FFACFB.
12.55:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#FFACFB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#A7C1FE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BCCCF8
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#FFB2C9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #FFACFB?

With the hex code #FFACFB, this is a light pink with a vivid character. Its RGB recipe is 100% red, 67% green and 98% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 2% yellow and 0% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #FFACFB?

Use black text. Black on #FFACFB has a contrast ratio of 12.55:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #FFACFB?

Its complementary colour is #ACFFB0, and analogous partners are #DAACFF and #FFACD1.