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#FF997E closest to Flash in the Pan

#FF997E is a light, moderately saturated pink; the closest named color is Flash in the Pan. In the RGB color model it is made of 100.0% red, 60.0% green and 49.4% blue (rgb(255, 153, 126)). Its HSL value is 13° hue, 100% saturation and 75% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 40% magenta, 51% yellow and 0% black. #FF997E is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 10.11:1.

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Variations of #FF997E

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#FF997E color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#FF997E for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #FF997E appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 77% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #CBBC7D
  • Protanopia 75% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B2A77C
  • Protanomaly 82% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #CBA67C
  • Deuteranopia 77% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #CBBC7D
  • Deuteranomaly 84% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #DBB17D
  • Tritanopia 90% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FF8992
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #FF9388
  • Achromatopsia 74% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #B4B4B4
  • Achromatomaly 81% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #CAAEA8

#FF997E contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.08:1 Very poor#FF997E text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
10.11:1 Very good#FF997E text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#FF997E in CSS

/* Flash in the Pan */
.color { color: #FF997E; }
.background { background-color: #FF997E; }
.border { border: 1px solid #FF997E; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(255 153 126);
color: hsl(13 100% 75%);
color: oklch(0.783 0.129 35.7);

#FF997E FAQ

What color is #FF997E?

#FF997E is a light, moderately saturated pink. Its closest named color is Flash in the Pan. It belongs to the pink color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #FF997E?

#FF997E is rgb(255, 153, 126) in RGB, hsl(13, 100%, 75%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 40%, 51%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #FF997E?

The complementary color of #FF997E is #7EE4FF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #FF997E?

Black text has the best contrast on #FF997E: 10.11:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #FF997E a warm or cool color?

#FF997E is a warm color.