What color is #FF9A9B?

#FF9A9B is a light, vivid red, closest to the named color Mad Pinker. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FF9A9B?

The RGB value is 255, 154, 155: 255 red, 154 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FF9A9B?

The complementary color is #9AFFFE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FF9A9B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.35:1 and white text 2.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FF9A9B color

#FF9A9B rgb(255, 154, 155)

Shades of pink

The hex color #FF9A9B is a light, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 60.4% green and 60.8% blue (255, 154, 155).

Its hue angle is 359°, with 100% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 40% magenta, 39% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Mad Pinker (#FF9899), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.35:1).

#FF9A9B color codes

HEX	`#FF9A9B`
RGB	`rgb(255, 154, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 60.4%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(359, 100%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(359, 40%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 40%, 39%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.02, 37.8, 15.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.02, 40.94, 22.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.715, 46.743, 36.934)`
Decimal	`16751259`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FF9A9B, 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 #FF9A9B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FF9A9B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.35:1	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 #FF9A9B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ff9a9b; }
.text { color: #ff9a9b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ff9a9b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 154 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ff9a9b, #ffcc9a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Blush Pink.

Questions

What color is #FF9A9B?: #FF9A9B is a light, vivid red, closest to the named color Mad Pinker. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FF9A9B?: The RGB value is 255, 154, 155: 255 red, 154 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FF9A9B?: The complementary color is #9AFFFE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FF9A9B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.35:1 and white text 2.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.