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#fa9fc9 color: Himalayan Balsam

#fa9fc9 is rgb(250, 159, 201) in RGB and oklch(80.56% 0.11902 350.918) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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332°
100%

80.6%
0.119
351°
  • Pink
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Plum
  • pink-300
  • Black 2%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.93:1Hard to read
Lc -41
Black text
10.87:1Readable · AA
Lc 67

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About #fa9fc9

#fa9fc9 is a bright light pink color. In OKLCH it has 80.6% lightness, 0.119 chroma and a hue of 351°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.93:1 contrast and black text 10.87:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Himalayan Balsam (#ff99cc). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is pink-300.

More light pink colors

Lighter: #fa9fc9 mixed with white

  1. fa9fc9
  2. fba9ce
  3. fdb3d4
  4. febcd9
  5. ffc6de
  6. ffcfe4
  7. ffd9e9
  8. ffe3ef
  9. ffecf4
  10. fff6fa

Darker: #fa9fc9 mixed with black

  1. fa9fc9
  2. d98aae
  3. ba7595
  4. 9b617c
  5. 7d4d64
  6. 613b4c
  7. 462936
  8. 2d1822
  9. 15090f
  10. 030102

Calmer: #fa9fc9 with less saturation

  1. fa9fc9
  2. f5a3c8
  3. efa6c7
  4. eaaac6
  5. e4adc5
  6. dfb0c4
  7. d9b3c3
  8. d3b7c2
  9. ccbac1
  10. c6bcc0

Questions about #fa9fc9

What color is #fa9fc9?

#fa9fc9 is bright light pink. The closest named color is Himalayan Balsam. In RGB it is rgb(250, 159, 201), in HSL hsl(332.31, 90.1%, 80.2%) and in OKLCH oklch(80.56% 0.11902 350.918).

What colors go well with #fa9fc9?

The complementary color of #fa9fc9 is #63d8b5. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #e3a6ee and #ffa09e. The triadic partners are #c3c768 and #64cdfe.

Is white or black text more readable on #fa9fc9?

Black text reads better on #fa9fc9: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.93:1 and black gives 10.87:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #fa9fc9 a warm or cool color?

#fa9fc9 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 351 degrees, its lightness 80.6% and its chroma 0.119.