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#fe9bcd color: Himalayan Balsam

#fe9bcd is rgb(254, 155, 205) in RGB and oklch(80.503% 0.13177 348.826) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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330°
100%

80.5%
0.132
349°
  • 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
10.78:1Readable · AA
Lc 67

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About #fe9bcd

#fe9bcd is a bright light pink color. In OKLCH it has 80.5% lightness, 0.132 chroma and a hue of 349°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.95:1 contrast and black text 10.78:1, 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: #fe9bcd mixed with white

  1. fe9bcd
  2. ffa5d2
  3. ffb0d7
  4. ffbadc
  5. ffc4e1
  6. ffcee6
  7. ffd8eb
  8. ffe2f0
  9. ffebf5
  10. fff5fa

Darker: #fe9bcd mixed with black

  1. fe9bcd
  2. dd86b2
  3. bd7298
  4. 9e5e7e
  5. 804b66
  6. 63394e
  7. 472838
  8. 2d1823
  9. 16090f
  10. 030102

Calmer: #fe9bcd with less saturation

  1. fe9bcd
  2. f89fcc
  3. f3a3ca
  4. eda7c9
  5. e7abc8
  6. e1afc6
  7. dab2c5
  8. d4b5c3
  9. cdb9c2
  10. c6bcc1

Questions about #fe9bcd

What color is #fe9bcd?

#fe9bcd is bright light pink. The closest named color is Himalayan Balsam. In RGB it is rgb(254, 155, 205), in HSL hsl(329.7, 98.02%, 80.2%) and in OKLCH oklch(80.503% 0.13177 348.826).

What colors go well with #fe9bcd?

The complementary color of #fe9bcd is #55dab0. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #e4a3f5 and #ff9b9e. The triadic partners are #c6c659 and #50cfff.

Is white or black text more readable on #fe9bcd?

Black text reads better on #fe9bcd: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.95:1 and black gives 10.78:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #fe9bcd a warm or cool color?

#fe9bcd is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 349 degrees, its lightness 80.5% and its chroma 0.132.