What color is #F9B9E1?

#F9B9E1 is a very light, vivid rose, closest to the named color Pretty in Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F9B9E1?

The RGB value is 249, 185, 225: 249 red, 185 green and 225 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F9B9E1?

The complementary color is #B9F9D1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F9B9E1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.05:1 and white text 1.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F9B9E1 color

#F9B9E1 rgb(249, 185, 225)

Shades of pink

The hex color #F9B9E1 is a very light, vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 97.6% red, 72.5% green and 88.2% blue (249, 185, 225).

Its hue angle is 323°, with 84% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 10% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Pretty in Pink (#FABFE4), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.05:1).

#F9B9E1 color codes

HEX	`#F9B9E1`
RGB	`rgb(249, 185, 225)`
RGB percent	`rgb(97.6%, 72.5%, 88.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(323, 84%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(323, 26%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 10%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.99, 29.18, -10.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.99, 31.15, 339.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(70.006, 60.277, 79.167)`
Decimal	`16366049`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F9B9E1, 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 #F9B9E1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F9B9E1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.05:1	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 #F9B9E1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f9b9e1; }
.text { color: #f9b9e1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f9b9e1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(249 185 225 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f9b9e1, #f9b9c1); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #F9B9E1?: #F9B9E1 is a very light, vivid rose, closest to the named color Pretty in Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F9B9E1?: The RGB value is 249, 185, 225: 249 red, 185 green and 225 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F9B9E1?: The complementary color is #B9F9D1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F9B9E1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.05:1 and white text 1.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.