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#ff9cc5 color: Himalayan Balsam

#ff9cc5 is rgb(255, 156, 197) in RGB and oklch(80.52% 0.12695 353.964) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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335°
100%

80.5%
0.127
354°
  • Pink
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Plum
  • pink-300
  • Black 0%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.94:1Hard to read
Lc -41
Black text
10.81:1Readable · AA
Lc 67

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About #ff9cc5

#ff9cc5 is a bright light pink color. In OKLCH it has 80.5% lightness, 0.127 chroma and a hue of 354°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.94:1 contrast and black text 10.81:1, 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: #ff9cc5 mixed with white

  1. ff9cc5
  2. ffa6cb
  3. ffb0d0
  4. ffbad6
  5. ffc4dc
  6. ffcee2
  7. ffd8e8
  8. ffe2ed
  9. ffecf3
  10. fff5f9

Darker: #ff9cc5 mixed with black

  1. ff9cc5
  2. de87ab
  3. be7392
  4. 9e5f79
  5. 804c61
  6. 63394b
  7. 482835
  8. 2e1821
  9. 16090e
  10. 030102

Calmer: #ff9cc5 with less saturation

  1. ff9cc5
  2. f9a0c4
  3. f4a4c4
  4. eea8c3
  5. e8abc3
  6. e1afc2
  7. dbb2c2
  8. d4b6c1
  9. ceb9c0
  10. c7bcc0

Questions about #ff9cc5

What color is #ff9cc5?

#ff9cc5 is bright light pink. The closest named color is Himalayan Balsam. In RGB it is rgb(255, 156, 197), in HSL hsl(335.15, 100%, 80.59%) and in OKLCH oklch(80.52% 0.12695 353.964).

What colors go well with #ff9cc5?

The complementary color of #ff9cc5 is #53dab9. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #e8a3ee and #ff9e97. The triadic partners are #bec863 and #60ccff.

Is white or black text more readable on #ff9cc5?

Black text reads better on #ff9cc5: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.94:1 and black gives 10.81:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #ff9cc5 a warm or cool color?

#ff9cc5 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 354 degrees, its lightness 80.5% and its chroma 0.127.