Information about #F9B5BD color

#F9B5BD color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #F9B5BD belongs to the Red Color Family, featuring High Saturation and Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(249, 181, 189) — 97.6% red, 71% green, 74.1% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 27 / 24 / 2. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #F9B5BD reads as a strongly colored earthy red and appears airy and pastel-like. Designers typically reach for tones like this for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Obv pink und nid orange susch braindead (#FFB8BE). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Soft Pink (#FDB0C0) and Light Pink (#FFB6C1).

In RGB terms — rgb(249, 181, 189) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #F9B5BD background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 12.4:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 1.7:1. No one has named #F9B5BD so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#F9B5BD color variations

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#F9B5BD color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #F9B5BD

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#F9B5BD
  • RGB249, 181, 189
  • CMYK0, 27, 24, 2
  • CSSrgb(249, 181, 189)
  • HSL353°, 85%, 84%
  • HSL Precise352.941°, 85%, 84.314%
  • HSV353°, 27%, 98%
  • HSB353°, 27%, 98%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.976
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.710
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.741
  • GLSLvec3(0.976, 0.710, 0.741)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.976, 0.710, 0.741, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.976, 0.710, 0.741)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB97.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB71%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB74.1%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDF9B5BD
  • DECIMAL ID16364989
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01