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#FFB8A8

#ffb8a8 ≈ Melon

  • pink
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#ffb8a8 is a color from the pink family, with very high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 100% red, 72.16% green and 65.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 27.84% magenta, 34.12% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 11.03°, with 100% saturation and 82.94% 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 12.67:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Melon (#fdbcb4), ΔE 3.19.

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Relative luminance0.5837

Complementary

  1. #ffb8a8
  2. #a8efff

Split complementary

  1. #ffb8a8
  2. #a8ffe3
  3. #a8c4ff

Analogous

  1. #ffa8c4
  2. #ffb8a8
  3. #ffe3a8

Triadic

  1. #ffb8a8
  2. #a8ffb8
  3. #b8a8ff

Tetradic

  1. #ffb8a8
  2. #efffa8
  3. #a8efff
  4. #b8a8ff

Square

  1. #ffb8a8
  2. #c4ffa8
  3. #a8efff
  4. #e3a8ff

Monochromatic

  1. #ff3b0f
  2. #ff7a5b
  3. #ffb8a8
  4. #ffeeeb
  5. #ffeeeb

Shades

#ffb8a8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ffb8a8
  2. #e6a697
  3. #cc9386
  4. #b38176
  5. #996e65
  6. #805c54
  7. #664a43
  8. #4d3732
  9. #332522
  10. #1a1211
  11. #000000

Tints

#ffb8a8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ffb8a8
  2. #ffbfb1
  3. #ffc6b9
  4. #ffcdc2
  5. #ffd4cb
  6. #ffdcd4
  7. #ffe3dc
  8. #ffeae5
  9. #fff1ee
  10. #fff8f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ffb8a8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ffb8a8
  2. #f2b2a4
  3. #e6ada0
  4. #d9a79c
  5. #cca298
  6. #c09c94
  7. #b39690
  8. #a6918c
  9. #998b88
  10. #8d8684
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.66:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.67:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c9c9c9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e1c2bd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c8c1a7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d9cfa7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffaeb4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e0bda7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e9c6a8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffb2af ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ffb8a8 {
  color: #ffb8a8;
}
Background
.bg-ffb8a8 {
  background-color: #ffb8a8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ffb8a8 {
  border: 2px solid #ffb8a8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ffb8a8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 255 184 168;
  --color-primary-hsl: 11 100% 83%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ffb8a8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ffb8a8, #ffe3a8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ffb8a8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(255 184 168 / 0.35);
}

#fdbcb4 Melon ΔE 3.19 #ffa089 Vivid Tangerine ΔE 6.41 #f4c2c2 Baby Pink ΔE 7.44 #ebc2af Zinnwaldite ΔE 7.57 #dea5a4 Pastel Pink ΔE 8.30 #ffa07a Light Salmon ΔE 8.88 #e9967a Dark Salmon ΔE 9.37 #004757 Inverted #c9c9c9 Grayscale 

Melon
#ffb8a8  rgb(255, 184, 168)  hsl(11, 100%, 83%)  Melon
#a8efff  rgb(168, 239, 255)  hsl(191, 100%, 83%)  Non-Photo Blue
#a8ffb8  rgb(168, 255, 184)  hsl(131, 100%, 83%)  Pale Green
#b8a8ff  rgb(184, 168, 255)  hsl(251, 100%, 83%)  Mauve