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#ffabb0

a light, electric red · warm · closest name: Light Pink

RGB
255, 171, 176
HSL
356°, 100%, 84%
CMYK
0, 33, 31, 0
Luminance
0.5352

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #ffabb0 is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#ffabb0
Hue
356°
red
Saturation
100%
electric
Lightness
84%
light
Brightness
100%
HSV value
Perceived
79%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.5352
WCAG relative
Temperature
Warm
19/100 cool
Color family
Red
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
11.70:1
Closest name
Light Pink
ΔE2000 3.9
Where it sits
Hue356° of 360°
Saturation100%
Lightness84%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool19% cool

Reads warm. Warm and cool siblings keep the same lightness, so you can swap one in without redoing your contrast maths.

Every format

HEX#ffabb0
RGBrgb(255, 171, 176)
HSLhsl(356, 100%, 84%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 33%, 31%, 0%)
LABlab(78.2 31.5 10.1)
LCHlch(78.2 33.0 17.8)
OKLCHoklch(0.824 0.099 15.5)
Decimal16755632
Display P3color(display-p3 1.000 0.671 0.690)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #ffabb0;
background-color: #ffabb0;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#ffabb0] bg-[#ffabb0]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #ffabb0;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 1.000, green: 0.671, blue: 0.690)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#ffabb0")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFFFABB0)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(176, 171, 255)

Best text color

Only one of black and white can be right. This is the one, with the number that proves it.

Readable at a glance#000000 on #ffabb0 · 11.70:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 1.79:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 11.70:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #ffabb0 as text scores 1.79:1 on white and 11.70:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#ffabb0 on white: 1.79:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#ffabb0 on black: 11.70:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #BAB8B0
deuteranopia · #CEC8AF
tritanopia · #FFA3AD

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #ffabb0 is pinned to step 200; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#FEF1F2
#FCE3E5
#ffabb0
#FF8F96
#FF5761
#FF1F2C
#F5000F
#CC000C
#A3000A
#76050C
#490307
Base = 200Lightest = 50 · #FEF1F2Darkest = 950 · #490307
:root {
  --brand-50: #FEF1F2;
  --brand-100: #FCE3E5;
  --brand-200: #ffabb0;
  --brand-300: #FF8F96;
  --brand-400: #FF5761;
  --brand-500: #FF1F2C;
  --brand-600: #F5000F;
  --brand-700: #CC000C;
  --brand-800: #A3000A;
  --brand-900: #76050C;
  --brand-950: #490307;
  --brand: #ffabb0;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #ffabb0

Not a palette — a role sheet. Each swatch answers one question you will hit while building the component.

Text on it#000000
Black wins here
Surface#FAF4F5
Tinted page background
Border#EDC0C2
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#9B4B4F
Captions on the surface
Accent#00CC8D
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#800008
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#FFE5E7
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#241415
Dark-mode background
Light mode
Everything in its place

Surface, border, heading and body all derive from this one hue, so the screen stays coherent without a second palette.

Primary actionSecondaryBadge
Dark mode
Same hue, inverted

Lightness flips, hue holds. The accent stays the anchor in both themes.

Primary actionSecondaryAccent

How to use #ffabb0

Derived from its contrast, chroma and lightness — not from taste.

Works well for
  • Text and icons on dark surfaces
  • Primary buttons and calls to action
  • Focus rings, active and selected states
  • Card and section backgrounds
  • Brand accents, badges and data highlights
Use with care
  • Text of any size on white — fails WCAG AA
  • Full-page backgrounds — tiring over long sessions
  • White text placed on it
  • Pairing with a same-lightness hue — edges vibrate

Similar colors

One move away from this hex in each direction. Every swatch is its own page.

Color relationships

The wheel positions with their names attached, so you can grab the one you actually need.

Complementary#ABFFFA
Analogous left#FFABDA
Analogous right#FFD0AB
Split-complement 1#ABFFD0
Split-complement 2#ABDAFF
Triadic 1#B0FFAB
Triadic 2#ABB0FF
Tetradic#DAFFAB

RGB percentages

Red100.0%
Green67.1%
Blue69.0%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta32.9%
Yellow31.0%
Key (black)0.0%

Color previews

#ffabb0 text on a black background

contrast 11.70:1

Card sample

#ffabb0 text on a white background

contrast 1.79:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #ffabb0;
Background color
Panel with #ffabb0 background
background-color: #ffabb0;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #ffabb0;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(255, 171, 176, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(255, 171, 176, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #ffabb0;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ffabb0, #FFDEAB);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #ffabb0

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Ranked with CIEDE2000 across all 139 CSS keywords. Under ΔE 2 the eye stops telling them apart; over ΔE 10 they are plainly different colors.

#ffabb0 in the real world

Where a color in this family tends to land, and the interface roles it is usually asked to play.

Industries
Food and drinkEntertainmentRetailSport
Common UI roles
SurfacesBadgesHighlightsEmpty states
Print note

Sits outside most CMYK gamuts — expect a duller press result, or specify a spot ink.

#ffabb0, answered

What color is #ffabb0?

#ffabb0 is a light electric red, closest to Light Pink (ΔE2000 3.9). It sits at 356° on the hue wheel with 100% saturation and 84% lightness, which reads as warm.

What is the RGB value of #ffabb0?

rgb(255, 171, 176) — 255 red, 171 green and 176 blue out of 255, or 100% / 67.1% / 69% by channel.

Is #ffabb0 a light or a dark color?

It is a light color. Relative luminance is 0.5352 and perceived brightness is 79%, so black text on it reaches 11.70:1.

Should I use black or white text on #ffabb0?

Black. It scores 11.70:1 against #ffabb0, versus 1.79:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #ffabb0?

#ABFFFA sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #ABFFD0 and #ABDAFF, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #ffabb0?

For interface work: #FAF4F5 as the surface, #EDC0C2 for borders, #9B4B4F for secondary text, #00CC8D as an accent and #800008 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #FFABDA and #FFD0AB stays calm, while #ABFFFA is the loudest partner.

What is #ffabb0 in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(0%, 33%, 31%, 0%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — a color this saturated sits outside most CMYK gamuts and will print duller than it looks here.

Is #ffabb0 warm or cool?

Warm — it scores 19 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #FFC4AB; nudged cooler, #FFABCF.

Work with #ffabb0 in the Color Lab