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#FF9EA7

Light Pink · light warm pink

About #FF9EA7

#FF9EA7 is a light, moderately saturated pink colour. Digitally that works out to 100% red, 62% green and 65% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 38% magenta, 35% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Light Pink (ΔE 12.3), with Melon the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #9EFFF6 (pale mint), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 10.70:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red255
Green158
Blue167

Closest named colours

Light Pink
#FFB6C1 · ΔE 12.3
Melon
#FDBCB4 · ΔE 16.5
Pink
#FFC0CB · ΔE 17.1

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

Text on #FF9EA7

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light pink #FF9EA7.
1.96:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light pink #FF9EA7.
10.70:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #FF9EA7 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#FF9EA7
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B0AEA7
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C7C0A5
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#FF94A1

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #FF9EA7?

#FF9EA7 is a light, moderately saturated pink colour. Digitally that works out to 100% red, 62% green and 65% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 38% magenta, 35% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #FF9EA7?

Use black text. Black on #FF9EA7 has a contrast ratio of 10.70:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #FF9EA7?

Its complementary colour is #9EFFF6, and analogous partners are #FF9ED7 and #FFC69E.