#FF9CCC
Light Pink · light warm pink
About #FF9CCC
With the hex code #FF9CCC, this is a light pink with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 100% red, 61% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 39% magenta, 20% yellow and 0% black. It reads as a warm colour.
If you had to name it, it is somewhere between Light Pink and Lilac — a ΔE of 21.2 — followed by Lilac. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #9CFFCF, a seafoam shade.
In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 10.88:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #FF9CCC?
With the hex code #FF9CCC, this is a light pink with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 100% red, 61% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 39% magenta, 20% yellow and 0% black. It reads as a warm colour.
›What text colour should I use on #FF9CCC?
Use black text. Black on #FF9CCC has a contrast ratio of 10.88:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #FF9CCC?
Its complementary colour is #9CFFCF, and analogous partners are #FF9CFE and #FF9D9C.