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#FF99EE Pink Elephants

#FF99EE is a light, vivid pink named Pink Elephants. In the RGB color model it is made of 100.0% red, 60.0% green and 93.3% blue (rgb(255, 153, 238)). Its HSL value is 310° hue, 100% saturation and 80% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 40% magenta, 7% yellow and 0% black. #FF99EE is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.04:1.

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Variations of #FF99EE

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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#FF99EE 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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#FF99EE for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #FF99EE appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 71% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #B2C1EB
  • Protanopia 69% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #98B3F1
  • Protanomaly 78% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #BBAEEF
  • Deuteranopia 71% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #B2C1EB
  • Deuteranomaly 81% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #CDB5EC
  • Tritanopia 84% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FF9EB9
  • Tritanomaly 93% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #FF9BD8
  • Achromatopsia 68% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #BCBCBC
  • Achromatomaly 76% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #CFB4CA

#FF99EE contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.90:1 Very poor#FF99EE text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.04:1 Very good#FF99EE text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#FF99EE in CSS

/* Pink Elephants */
.color { color: #FF99EE; }
.background { background-color: #FF99EE; }
.border { border: 1px solid #FF99EE; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(255 153 238);
color: hsl(310 100% 80%);
color: oklch(0.815 0.160 333.3);

#FF99EE FAQ

What color is #FF99EE?

#FF99EE is a light, vivid pink. Its closest named color is Pink Elephants. It belongs to the pink color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #FF99EE?

#FF99EE is rgb(255, 153, 238) in RGB, hsl(310, 100%, 80%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 40%, 7%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #FF99EE?

The complementary color of #FF99EE is #99FFAA, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #FF99EE?

Black text has the best contrast on #FF99EE: 11.04:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #FF99EE a warm or cool color?

#FF99EE is a warm color.