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#FF9EA8

Light Pink · light warm pink

About #FF9EA8

#FF9EA8 is a moderately saturated, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 100% red, 62% green and 66% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 38% magenta, 34% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Light Pink (ΔE 12.1); Melon comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #9EFFF5 — a pale mint tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #FF9EA8 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 10.71:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red255
Green158
Blue168

Closest named colours

Light Pink
#FFB6C1 · ΔE 12.1
Melon
#FDBCB4 · ΔE 16.6
Pink
#FFC0CB · ΔE 17.0

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

Text on #FF9EA8

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light pink #FF9EA8.
1.96:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light pink #FF9EA8.
10.71:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #FF9EA8 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#FF9EA8
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B0AEA8
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C7C0A6
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#FF94A2

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #FF9EA8?

#FF9EA8 is a moderately saturated, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 100% red, 62% green and 66% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 38% magenta, 34% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #FF9EA8?

Use black text. Black on #FF9EA8 has a contrast ratio of 10.71:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #FF9EA8?

Its complementary colour is #9EFFF5, and analogous partners are #FF9ED8 and #FFC59E.