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#FF99BD Color

#FF99BD is rgb(255, 153, 189) in RGB, hsl(339, 100%, 80%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 40%, 26%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Baker-miller Pink (#FF91AF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.87. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FF99BD
HEX#FF99BD
RGBrgb(255, 153, 189)
HSLhsl(339, 100%, 80%)
HSVhsv(339, 40%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 40%, 26%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(79.8% 0.128 357.8)
LABlab(74.93% 42.27 -1.41)
LCHlch(74.93% 42.29 358.10)

What #FF99BD Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #FF99BD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Baker-miller Pink#FF91AFΔE 5.87Pastel Magenta#F49AC2ΔE 5.97Carnation Pink#FFA6C9ΔE 6.35Flamingo#FC8EACΔE 6.41Vanilla Ice#F38FA9ΔE 6.56Amaranth Pink#F19CBBΔE 6.82

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every pink in the library.

#FF99BD Channel Values

How #FF99BD breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 255 · G 153 · B 1898-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 339° · S 100% · L 80%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 339° · S 40% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 40% · Y 26% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.99:1 vs white · 10.54:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FF99BD background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.54:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #FF99BD in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #FF99BD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FF99BD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#FF99BD
Complementary
#99FFDB
Analogous
#FF99F0
Analogous
#FFA899
Triadic
#BDFF99
Triadic
#99BDFF
Split comp.
#99FFA8
Split comp.
#99F0FF

Tints & Shades of #FF99BD

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#FFA8C7
#FFB3CD
#FFC2D7
#FFCCDE
#FFDBE8
#FFE5EE

Shades

#FF6198
#FF2974
#F00054
#BD0042
#85002E
#4D001B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #FF99BD.

How #FF99BD Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#FF99BD
Protanopia#B0B0BC
Protanomaly#D4A7BD
Deuteranopia#C3C3BA
Deuteranomaly#DDB4BB
Tritanopia#FC9E9E
Tritanomaly#FD9CAB
Achromatopsia#B8B8B8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FF99BD in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-ff99bd: #FF99BD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FF99BD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ff99bd': '#FF99BD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 1.000, green: 0.600, blue: 0.741)
Android XML<color name="color_ff99bd">#FF99BD</color>
SVG fillfill="#FF99BD"

More Pink Colors

#FF99BD sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#FF99BD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FF99BD?

#FF99BD is a lightest pink — rgb(255, 153, 189) in RGB and hsl(339, 100%, 80%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Baker-miller Pink (#FF91AF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.87.

What is the RGB value of #FF99BD?

#FF99BD is rgb(255, 153, 189) — red 255, green 153, and blue 189 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FF99BD?

#FF99BD converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 40%, 26%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FF99BD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FF99BD scores 1.99:1 against white and 10.54:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FF99BD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FF99BD is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is palevioletred (#DB7093) at a CIE76 distance of 14.6, which is visibly different.

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Keep exploring: every pink in the color library, the guide to shades of pink, or the full color library.