Information about #FF999B color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#FF999B falls into the Red Color Family — Full Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(255, 153, 155) — 100% red, 60% green, 60.8% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 40 / 39 / 0. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#FF999B presents itself as a maximally vivid earthy red — one that appears airy and pastel-like. It is a natural fit for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Light Salmon Pink (#FF9999). Its next-closest registered neighbors are American Pink (#FF9899) and Salmon Pink (#FF91A4).

The recipe behind #FF999B is rgb(255, 153, 155), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #FF999B: 10.3:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.0:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #FF999B is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#FF999B color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#FF999B color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#FF999B color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#FF999B color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#FF999B color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#FF999B 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
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#99FFFD
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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
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#99CEFF
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#99FFCA
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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
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#FF99CE
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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
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#9BFF99
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#999BFF
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Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme
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#FFFD99
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#99FFFD
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Square

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

Square color scheme
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#CEFF99
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Nearest named colors to #FF999B

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

Light Salmon Pink color link
Light Salmon Pink

#FF9999

American Pink color link
American Pink

#FF9899

Salmon Pink color link
Salmon Pink

#FF91A4

Peach Burst color link
Peach Burst

#F39998

Soft Coral color link
Soft Coral

#F8998D

Very Light Amaranth color link
Very Light Amaranth

#FF9EAA

Wewak color link
Wewak

#F1919A

Peachy Pink color link
Peachy Pink

#FF9A8A

Very Light Scarlet color link
Very Light Scarlet

#FFAA9E

Pink Sherbet color link
Pink Sherbet

#F78FA7

Pastel Tulip color link
Pastel Tulip

#FFA4A9

Mona Lisa color link
Mona Lisa

#FF9889

#FF999B color backgrounds & wallpapers

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#FF999B color image #FF999B color solid HD wallpaper 1170x2532 (Mobile)

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#FF999B
  • RGB255, 153, 155
  • CMYK0, 40, 39, 0
  • CSSrgb(255, 153, 155)
  • HSL359°, 100%, 80%
  • HSL Precise358.824°, 100%, 80%
  • HSV359°, 40%, 100%
  • HSB359°, 40%, 100%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)1.000
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.600
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.608
  • GLSLvec3(1.000, 0.600, 0.608)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(1.000, 0.600, 0.608, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(1.000, 0.600, 0.608)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB100%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB60%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB60.8%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDFF999B
  • DECIMAL ID16751003
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers323 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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