What color is #FF9EAC?

#FF9EAC is a light, vivid red, closest to the named color Ballet Slippers. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FF9EAC?

The RGB value is 255, 158, 172: 255 red, 158 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FF9EAC?

The complementary color is #9EFFF1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FF9EAC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.74:1 and white text 1.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FF9EAC color

#FF9EAC rgb(255, 158, 172)

Shades of pink

The hex color #FF9EAC is a light, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 62% green and 67.5% blue (255, 158, 172).

Its hue angle is 351°, with 100% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 38% magenta, 33% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Ballet Slippers (#FCA2AD), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.74:1).

#FF9EAC color codes

HEX	`#FF9EAC`
RGB	`rgb(255, 158, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 62%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(351, 100%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(351, 38%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 38%, 33%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.26, 37.72, 8.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.26, 38.58, 12.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.915, 48.697, 45.213)`
Decimal	`16752300`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FF9EAC, 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 #FF9EAC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FF9EAC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.74:1	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 #FF9EAC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ff9eac; }
.text { color: #ff9eac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ff9eac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 158 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ff9eac, #ffc19e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #FF9EAC?: #FF9EAC is a light, vivid red, closest to the named color Ballet Slippers. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FF9EAC?: The RGB value is 255, 158, 172: 255 red, 158 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FF9EAC?: The complementary color is #9EFFF1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FF9EAC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.74:1 and white text 1.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.