#FF9999

A very light, vivid red closely aligning with Lightcoral.

About #FF9999

When working with digital screens, the color #FF9999 is rendered by mixing light. Designers often compare it to the standard color Lightcoral. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 255, 153, and 153.

If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 40% magenta inks. Always request a physical proof before doing a large print run with this exact code.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #000000 text provides the most optimal reading experience. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#FF9999
RGB255, 153, 153
HSL0.0°, 100.0%, 80.0%
CMYK0%, 40%, 40%, 0%
HSV0.0°, 40.0%, 100.0%
LAB73.8, 38.1, 16.5
XYZ58.4, 46.3, 36.0
Decimal16751001

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.05:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
10.27:1
Text on #000000
AAA
1.95:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
8.73:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #FF9999; }
.text-color { color: #FF9999; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #FF9999; }

Similar Colors

Lightcoral
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