#FFAFA0
A very light, vivid red closely aligning with Darksalmon.
About #FFAFA0
When working with digital screens, the color #FFAFA0 is rendered by mixing light. Designers often compare it to the standard color Darksalmon. In the RGB color space, it consists of 255 red, 175 green, and 160 blue.
While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). Its ink density profile breaks down to 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 37% yellow, and 0% black. This makes it a relatively light color when applied to physical surfaces.
Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. Because it is a very light color, it is generally recommended to use #000000 text. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.