#FF9BB9

Accessibility

AAA

10.64:1

Vs white / black

1.97:1 · 10.64:1

Sources

Library color

Codes

Formats

HEX

#ff9bb9

RGB

rgb(255, 155, 185)

RGBA

rgba(255, 155, 185, 1)

HSL

hsl(342, 100%, 80%)

HSLA

hsla(342, 100%, 80%, 1)

HSV

hsv(342, 39%, 100%)

LAB

lab(74.96% 40.92 0.55)

LCH

lch(74.96% 40.92 0.77)

OKLAB

oklab(0.8 0.1237 0.002)

OKLCH

oklch(0.8 0.1237 0.93)

XYZ

xyz(61.72, 48.21, 51.94)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 39%, 27%, 0%)

CSS

color: #ff9bb9;

CSS variable

--color-ff9bb9: #ff9bb9;

SCSS

$color-ff9bb9: #ff9bb9;

JavaScript

const color = "#ff9bb9";

TypeScript

const color: string = "#ff9bb9";

React

style={{ backgroundColor: "#ff9bb9" }}

JSON

{ "hex": "#ff9bb9", "rgb": { "r": 255, "g": 155, "b": 185 }, "oklch": "oklch(0.8 0.1237 0.93)" }

Export

Developer code

css

:root {
  --#ff9bb9-1: #ff9bb9;
}

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 5.43 · #FDA4AF

Nearest CSS named color

LightPink

Very different · ΔE 7.38 · #FFB6C1

Nearest Material color

pink-200

Noticeably different · ΔE 3.19 · #F48FB1

Nearest Bootstrap color

danger

Very different · ΔE 26.3 · #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.

50ffe1f2 100ffd2e5 200ffbad0 300f8a0b9 400e07f9d 500c16482 600a3526c 700844056 800662f41 9004a1e2d 950300b19

Palette

Tints & shades

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

fff7f9 ffeef3 ffe6ee ffdee8 ffd5e2 ffcddc ffc5d6 ffbcd0 ffb4cb ffacc5 ffa3bf ff9bb9 ea8eaa d5819a bf748b aa677b 955a6c 804e5d 6a414d 55343e 40272e 2a1a1f 150d0f

Palette

Tints

Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights

fff7f9 ffeef3 ffe6ee ffdee8 ffd5e2 ffcddc ffc5d6 ffbcd0 ffb4cb ffacc5 ffa3bf

Palette

Shades

Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis

ea8eaa d5819a bf748b aa677b 955a6c 804e5d 6a414d 55343e 40272e 2a1a1f 150d0f

Palette

Tones

Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces

f499b4 ea97b0 df94ab d592a6 ca90a1 c08e9d b58b98 aa8993 a0878e 95858a 8b8285

Harmony

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel for contrast

#FF9BB9Stop 1 #99FFE0Stop 2

Harmony

Analogous

Neighbors that sit comfortably together

#FF99EBStop 1 #FF9BB9Stop 2 #FFAD99Stop 3

Harmony

Triadic

Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets

#FF9BB9Stop 1 #B8FF99Stop 2 #99B8FFStop 3

Harmony

Split complementary

Base plus two accents beside the complement

#FF9BB9Stop 1 #99FFADStop 2 #99EBFFStop 3

Harmony

Monochromatic

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#66001FStop 1 #B30036Stop 2 #FF004CStop 3 #FF4D82Stop 4 #FF99B8Stop 5

Using this color

Where #ff9bb9 works

#FF9BB9 (#ff9bb9) sits in the red family at about 342° hue, 100% saturation, and 80% lightness. Contrast is 1.97:1 on white and 10.64:1 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 #ff9bb9 as small body text on white — 1.97:1 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 Web Safe #FF99CC#FF99CC Tailwind rose 300#FDA4AF Tailwind pink 300#F9A8D4 Pico-8 Pink#FD79A8 LightPink#FFB6C1 Material Pink 100#F8BBD0 Tailwind red 300#FCA5A5 Material Red 200#EF9A9A Pink#FFC0CB Web Safe #FF9999#FF9999