Close to Melon
#FFAFA6
#FFAFA6 is a very light, vivid pink, close to the color Melon. In RGB it’s made of 100% red, 68.6% green, and 65.1% blue. Its hue is 6°, with 100% saturation and 83% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #FFAFA6.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
1.76:1 FailBlack text on this color
11.93:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.76:1 FailThis color as text on black
11.93:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #FFAFA6 as they’d see it.
#FFAFA6 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #FFAFA6
What color is #FFAFA6?
#FFAFA6 is a very light, vivid pink, close to the color Melon. In RGB it’s made of 100% red, 68.6% green, and 65.1% blue. Its hue is 6°, with 100% saturation and 83% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #FFAFA6 in RGB?
#FFAFA6 is rgb(255, 175, 166): 255 red, 175 green, and 166 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #FFAFA6 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 31, 35, 0). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #FFAFA6?
PANTONE 169 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #FFAFA6?
Its complement #63D3DF gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.