#FF9EA6
Light Pink · light warm pink
About #FF9EA6
With the hex code #FF9EA6, this is a light pink with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 100% red, 62% green and 65% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 38% magenta, 35% yellow and 0% black. It reads as a warm colour.
If you had to name it, it is similar to Light Pink — a ΔE of 12.5 — followed by Melon. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #9EFFF7, a pale mint shade.
In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 10.69:1 (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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›What colour is #FF9EA6?
With the hex code #FF9EA6, this is a light pink with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 100% red, 62% green and 65% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 38% magenta, 35% yellow and 0% black. It reads as a warm colour.
›What text colour should I use on #FF9EA6?
Use black text. Black on #FF9EA6 has a contrast ratio of 10.69:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #FF9EA6?
Its complementary colour is #9EFFF7, and analogous partners are #FF9ED6 and #FFC79E.