#DE99AF

Accessibility

AAA

9.28:1

Vs white / black

2.26:1 · 9.28:1

Sources

Library color

Codes

Formats

HEX

#de99af

RGB

rgb(222, 153, 175)

RGBA

rgba(222, 153, 175, 1)

HSL

hsl(341, 51%, 74%)

HSLA

hsla(341, 51%, 74%, 1)

HSV

hsv(341, 31%, 87%)

LAB

lab(70.46% 28.93 -0.94)

LCH

lch(70.46% 28.95 358.14)

OKLAB

oklab(0.7565 0.0869 -0.0021)

OKLCH

oklch(0.7565 0.0869 358.62)

XYZ

xyz(49.25, 41.41, 45.95)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 31%, 21%, 13%)

CSS

color: #de99af;

CSS variable

--color-de99af: #de99af;

SCSS

$color-de99af: #de99af;

JavaScript

const color = "#de99af";

TypeScript

const color: string = "#de99af";

React

style={{ backgroundColor: "#de99af" }}

JSON

{ "hex": "#de99af", "rgb": { "r": 222, "g": 153, "b": 175 }, "oklch": "oklch(0.7565 0.0869 358.62)" }

Export

Developer code

css

:root {
  --#de99af-1: #de99af;
}

Design systems

Nearest official tokens

An arbitrary HEX is not an official Tailwind, Material, or Bootstrap color. Distance is CIEDE2000.

Nearest Tailwind color

rose-300

Very different · ΔE 7.3 · #FDA4AF

Nearest CSS named color

LightPink

Very different · ΔE 8.57 · #FFB6C1

Nearest Material color

pink-200

Very different · ΔE 5.16 · #F48FB1

Nearest Bootstrap color

danger

Very different · ΔE 25.42 · #DC3545

OKLCH

Perceptual 50–950 scale

Generated in OKLCH from this hex. Not an official Tailwind scale unless the hex itself is a Tailwind token.

50ffe7f4 100ffd9e7 200fac2d3 300e8a9bd 400ce8ba1 500b17085 600955d6f 700784959 8005d3643 90043242f 9502a111a

Palette

Tints & shades

Full scale from light tints through the base color into deep shades

fcf7f8 faeef2 f7e6eb f4dde4 f1d5de efccd7 ecc4d0 e9bbca e6b3c3 e4aabc e1a2b6 de99af cc8ca0 b98092 a77383 946675 815966 6f4d58 5c4049 4a333a 38262c 25191d 130d0f

Palette

Tints

Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights

fcf7f8 faeef2 f7e6eb f4dde4 f1d5de efccd7 ecc4d0 e9bbca e6b3c3 e4aabc e1a2b6

Palette

Shades

Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis

cc8ca0 b98092 a77383 946675 815966 6f4d58 5c4049 4a333a 38262c 25191d 130d0f

Palette

Tones

Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces

d697ab ce95a7 c793a3 bf919f b78f9b af8d98 a78a94 9f8890 98868c 908488 888284

Harmony

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel for contrast

#DE99AFStop 1 #9BDFC9Stop 2

Harmony

Analogous

Neighbors that sit comfortably together

#DF9BD2Stop 1 #DE99AFStop 2 #DFA79BStop 3

Harmony

Triadic

Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets

#DE99AFStop 1 #B0DF9BStop 2 #9BB0DFStop 3

Harmony

Split complementary

Base plus two accents beside the complement

#DE99AFStop 1 #9BDFA7Stop 2 #9BD2DFStop 3

Harmony

Monochromatic

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#4D1929Stop 1 #872C49Stop 2 #C13E68Stop 3 #D37895Stop 4 #E6B2C2Stop 5

Using this color

Where #de99af works

#DE99AF (#de99af) sits in the red family at about 341° hue, 51% saturation, and 74% lightness. Contrast is 2.26:1 on white and 9.28:1 on black, so near-black labels read more clearly on the swatch itself. Nearest Tailwind token: rose-300 (approximation unless the hex is an official scale stop).

Sensible jobs for this swatch

subtle surfaces, chips, and table stripes
text or icons on charcoal / dark mode

Do not use #de99af as small body text on white — 2.26:1 misses WCAG AA (4.5:1). Pair it with a darker shade from the scale below, or check pairs in the contrast checker.

Family context: Energy, urgency, passion, and excitement. Often used for CTAs, alerts, and brands that want attention. Common uses still include buttons, charts, and accents in the Red range — always verify the pair for this exact hex in the contrast checker.

Similar & related colors

Nearby colors from the library by perceptual distance

Material Pink 200#F48FB1 Chakra pink 400#F687B3 Tailwind rose 300#FDA4AF Tailwind pink 300#F9A8D4 Web Safe #FF99CC#FF99CC Web Safe #CC9999#CC9999 Material Pink 100#F8BBD0 LightPink#FFB6C1 Material Red 200#EF9A9A Pico-8 Pink#FD79A8 Tailwind red 300#FCA5A5 Pink#FFC0CB