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#FF9EA5

Light Pink · light warm pink

About #FF9EA5

#FF9EA5 is a moderately saturated, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 100% red, 62% green and 65% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 38% magenta, 35% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Light Pink (ΔE 12.6); Melon comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #9EFFF8 — a pale mint tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #FF9EA5 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 10.69:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red255
Green158
Blue165

Closest named colours

Light Pink
#FFB6C1 · ΔE 12.6
Melon
#FDBCB4 · ΔE 16.1
Pink
#FFC0CB · ΔE 17.5

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #FF9EA5

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light pink #FF9EA5.
1.97:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light pink #FF9EA5.
10.69:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #FF9EA5 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#FF9EA5
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B0AEA5
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C8C0A3
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#FF94A1

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #FF9EA5?

#FF9EA5 is a moderately saturated, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 100% red, 62% green and 65% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 38% magenta, 35% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #FF9EA5?

Use black text. Black on #FF9EA5 has a contrast ratio of 10.69:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #FF9EA5?

Its complementary colour is #9EFFF8, and analogous partners are #FF9ED5 and #FFC89E.