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#fe9bcb color: Himalayan Balsam

#fe9bcb is rgb(254, 155, 203) in RGB and oklch(80.438% 0.13064 349.943) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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331°
100%

80.4%
0.131
350°
  • Pink
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Plum
  • pink-300
  • Black 0%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.95:1Hard to read
Lc -42
Black text
10.77:1Readable · AA
Lc 67

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About #fe9bcb

#fe9bcb is a bright light pink color. In OKLCH it has 80.4% lightness, 0.131 chroma and a hue of 350°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.95:1 contrast and black text 10.77:1, 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: #fe9bcb mixed with white

  1. fe9bcb
  2. ffa5d0
  3. ffb0d5
  4. ffbada
  5. ffc4e0
  6. ffcee5
  7. ffd8ea
  8. ffe2ef
  9. ffebf4
  10. fff5fa

Darker: #fe9bcb mixed with black

  1. fe9bcb
  2. dd86b0
  3. bd7296
  4. 9e5e7d
  5. 804b65
  6. 63394d
  7. 472837
  8. 2d1822
  9. 16090f
  10. 030102

Calmer: #fe9bcb with less saturation

  1. fe9bcb
  2. f89fca
  3. f3a3c9
  4. eda7c7
  5. e7abc6
  6. e1aec5
  7. dab2c4
  8. d4b5c3
  9. cdb9c1
  10. c6bcc0

Questions about #fe9bcb

What color is #fe9bcb?

#fe9bcb is bright light pink. The closest named color is Himalayan Balsam. In RGB it is rgb(254, 155, 203), in HSL hsl(330.91, 98.02%, 80.2%) and in OKLCH oklch(80.438% 0.13064 349.943).

What colors go well with #fe9bcb?

The complementary color of #fe9bcb is #54dab2. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #e4a3f3 and #ff9b9c. The triadic partners are #c4c65b and #53ceff.

Is white or black text more readable on #fe9bcb?

Black text reads better on #fe9bcb: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.95:1 and black gives 10.77:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #fe9bcb a warm or cool color?

#fe9bcb is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 350 degrees, its lightness 80.4% and its chroma 0.131.