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#FFAFAF

#ffafaf ≈ Melon

  • pink
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#ffafaf is a color from the pink family, with very high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 100% red, 68.63% green and 68.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 31.37% magenta, 31.37% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 0°, with 100% saturation and 84.31% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with tenderness, care and sweetness. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, weddings and celebrations and soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 12:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Melon (#fdbcb4), ΔE 4.49.

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Relative luminance0.5502

Complementary

  1. #ffafaf
  2. #afffff

Split complementary

  1. #ffafaf
  2. #afffd7
  3. #afd7ff

Analogous

  1. #ffafd7
  2. #ffafaf
  3. #ffd7af

Triadic

  1. #ffafaf
  2. #afffaf
  3. #afafff

Tetradic

  1. #ffafaf
  2. #ffffaf
  3. #afffff
  4. #afafff

Square

  1. #ffafaf
  2. #d7ffaf
  3. #afffff
  4. #d7afff

Monochromatic

  1. #ff1616
  2. #ff6262
  3. #ffafaf
  4. #ffebeb
  5. #ffebeb

Shades

#ffafaf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ffafaf
  2. #e69e9e
  3. #cc8c8c
  4. #b37b7b
  5. #996969
  6. #805858
  7. #664646
  8. #4d3535
  9. #332323
  10. #1a1212
  11. #000000

Tints

#ffafaf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ffafaf
  2. #ffb7b7
  3. #ffbfbf
  4. #ffc7c7
  5. #ffcfcf
  6. #ffd7d7
  7. #ffdfdf
  8. #ffe7e7
  9. #ffefef
  10. #fff7f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ffafaf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ffafaf
  2. #f2aaaa
  3. #e6a6a6
  4. #d9a1a1
  5. #cc9c9c
  6. #c09898
  7. #b39393
  8. #a68e8e
  9. #998989
  10. #8d8585
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.75:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c4c4c4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #debcbc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bebbaf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d1caae ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffa7af ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dbb6af ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e5c0ae ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffaaaf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ffafaf {
  color: #ffafaf;
}
Background
.bg-ffafaf {
  background-color: #ffafaf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ffafaf {
  border: 2px solid #ffafaf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ffafaf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 255 175 175;
  --color-primary-hsl: 0 100% 84%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ffafaf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ffafaf, #ffd7af);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ffafaf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(255 175 175 / 0.35);
}

#fdbcb4 Melon ΔE 4.49 #ffb6c1 Light Pink ΔE 4.60 #ffb7c5 Cherry Blossom Pink ΔE 5.71 #dea5a4 Pastel Pink ΔE 6.07 #ffc0cb Pink ΔE 6.45 #f4c2c2 Baby Pink ΔE 6.64 #ffc1cc Bubble Gum ΔE 6.66 #005050 Inverted #c4c4c4 Grayscale 

Melon
#ffafaf  rgb(255, 175, 175)  hsl(0, 100%, 84%)  Melon
#afffff  rgb(175, 255, 255)  hsl(180, 100%, 84%)  Celeste
#afffaf  rgb(175, 255, 175)  hsl(120, 100%, 84%)  Pale Green
#afafff  rgb(175, 175, 255)  hsl(240, 100%, 84%)  Wild Blue Yonder