Information about Very Light Amaranth color

#FF9EAA - Very Light Amaranth color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #FF9EAA, known as "Very Light Amaranth", is classified in the Register under the Red Color Family, with Full Saturation and Very Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(255, 158, 170) (100% red, 62% green, 66.7% blue), or CMYK 0 / 38 / 33 / 0 for print. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #FF9EAA reads as a intensely saturated red and floats near the light end of the scale. Expect to see shades like this in clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Pastel Tulip (#FFA4A9). Nearby in the Register you will also find Very Light Crimson (#FF9EB6) and Flower Girl (#F498AD).

In RGB terms — rgb(255, 158, 170) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #FF9EAA background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 10.7:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.0:1. The name "Very Light Amaranth" is officially recorded for this exact shade in The Official Register of Color Names.

Very Light Amaranth color variations

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

Very Light Amaranth color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.

Very Light Amaranth color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.

Very Light Amaranth 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 Very Light Amaranth

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity.

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#FF9EAA
  • RGB255, 158, 170
  • CMYK0, 38, 33, 0
  • CSSrgb(255, 158, 170)
  • HSL353°, 100%, 81%
  • HSL Precise352.577°, 100%, 80.98%
  • HSV353°, 38%, 100%
  • HSB353°, 38%, 100%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)1.000
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.620
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.667
  • GLSLvec3(1.000, 0.620, 0.667)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(1.000, 0.620, 0.667, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(1.000, 0.620, 0.667)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB100%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB62%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB66.7%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDFF9EAA
  • DECIMAL ID16752298
  • Name Length19
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