#FF9C99 Color

#FF9C99 is rgb(255, 156, 153) in RGB, hsl(2, 100%, 80%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 39%, 40%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Salmon Pink (#FF9999), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.82. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FF9C99

HEX#FF9C99

RGBrgb(255, 156, 153)

HSLhsl(2, 100%, 80%)

HSVhsv(2, 40%, 100%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 39%, 40%, 0%)

OKLCHoklch(79.3% 0.119 22)

LABlab(74.83% 37.62 18.17)

LCHlch(74.83% 41.78 25.78)

What #FF9C99 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 #FF9C99, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Salmon Pink#FF9999ΔE 1.82 Salmon Rose#E7968BΔE 8.58 Vivid Tangerine#FFA089ΔE 9.98 Tulip#FF878DΔE 10.28 Light Coral#F08080ΔE 10.53 Blush Coral#FFB2A6ΔE 11.04

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#FF9C99 Channel Values

How #FF9C99 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 255 · G 156 · B 153	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 2° · S 100% · L 80%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 2° · S 40% · V 100%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 39% · Y 40% · K 0%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	2.01:1 vs white · 10.47:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FF9C99 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 text2.01:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text10.47:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #FF9C99

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FF9C99; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #FF9C99

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.

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How #FF9C99 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#FF9C99

Protanopia#B2B298

Protanomaly#D5AA99

Deuteranopia#C4C495

Deuteranomaly#DEB597

Tritanopia#FF9C9C

Tritanomaly#FF9C9B

Achromatopsia#B7B7B7

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Using #FF9C99 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ff9c99: #FF9C99;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FF9C99;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ff9c99': '#FF9C99' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 1.000, green: 0.612, blue: 0.600)

Android XML<color name="color_ff9c99">#FF9C99</color>

SVG fillfill="#FF9C99"

More Red Colors

#FF9C99 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

1f0000 fffafa 1f0005 fff5f5 1f0008 fff1f2 240000 fff1f0 240909 fff0f2 270707 ffedeb 4e0707 710f04 940000 a81c07 c0362c cdacac e30022 ee204d fa8072 ff1818 ff6467 ffb7c5

#FF9C99 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FF9C99?

#FF9C99 is a lightest red — rgb(255, 156, 153) in RGB and hsl(2, 100%, 80%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Salmon Pink (#FF9999), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.82.

What is the RGB value of #FF9C99?

#FF9C99 is rgb(255, 156, 153) — red 255, green 156, and blue 153 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FF9C99?

#FF9C99 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 39%, 40%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FF9C99 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FF9C99 scores 2.01:1 against white and 10.47:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FF9C99 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FF9C99 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 lightcoral (#F08080) at a CIE76 distance of 10.53, which is visibly different.

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