What color is #FF9889?

#FF9889 is a light, vivid red known as Mona Lisa. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Mona Lisa?

The RGB value is 255, 152, 137: 255 red, 152 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Mona Lisa?

The complementary color is #89F0FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FF9889?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.1:1 and white text 2.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Mona Lisa color: hex code #FF9889

#FF9889 rgb(255, 152, 137)

Shades of pink

Mona Lisa has the hex code #FF9889. It is a light, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 59.6% green and 53.7% blue (255, 152, 137).

Its hue angle is 8°, with 100% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 40% magenta, 46% yellow and 0% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.1:1).

Mona Lisa (#FF9889) color codes

HEX	`#FF9889`
RGB	`rgb(255, 152, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 59.6%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(8, 100%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(8, 46%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 40%, 46%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.24, 36.97, 24.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.24, 44.36, 33.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.987, 45.528, 29.449)`
Decimal	`16750729`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Mona Lisa, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #FF9889	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FF9889 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #FF9889 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ff9889; }
.text { color: #ff9889; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ff9889; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 152 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ff9889, #ffd389); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Salmon.

See #FF9889 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #FF9889?: #FF9889 is a light, vivid red known as Mona Lisa. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Mona Lisa?: The RGB value is 255, 152, 137: 255 red, 152 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Mona Lisa?: The complementary color is #89F0FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FF9889?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.1:1 and white text 2.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.