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#FF9BE3 closest to Pink Elephants

#FF9BE3 is a light, moderately saturated pink; the closest named color is Pink Elephants. In the RGB color model it is made of 100.0% red, 60.8% green and 89.0% blue (rgb(255, 155, 227)). Its HSL value is 317° hue, 100% saturation and 80% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 39% magenta, 11% yellow and 0% black. #FF9BE3 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.05:1.

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Variations of #FF9BE3

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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#FF9BE3 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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#FF9BE3 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #FF9BE3 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 72% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #B7C2E0
  • Protanopia 70% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #9EB3E6
  • Protanomaly 79% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #BFAFE4
  • Deuteranopia 72% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #B7C2E0
  • Deuteranomaly 81% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #D0B6E1
  • Tritanopia 86% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FF9EB5
  • Tritanomaly 94% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #FF9CD0
  • Achromatopsia 70% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #BCBCBC
  • Achromatomaly 78% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #CFB4C7

#FF9BE3 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.90:1 Very poor#FF9BE3 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.05:1 Very good#FF9BE3 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#FF9BE3 in CSS

/* Pink Elephants */
.color { color: #FF9BE3; }
.background { background-color: #FF9BE3; }
.border { border: 1px solid #FF9BE3; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(255 155 227);
color: hsl(317 100% 80%);
color: oklch(0.814 0.147 338.1);

#FF9BE3 FAQ

What color is #FF9BE3?

#FF9BE3 is a light, moderately saturated 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 #FF9BE3?

#FF9BE3 is rgb(255, 155, 227) in RGB, hsl(317, 100%, 80%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 39%, 11%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #FF9BE3?

The complementary color of #FF9BE3 is #9BFFB7, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #FF9BE3?

Black text has the best contrast on #FF9BE3: 11.05:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #FF9BE3 a warm or cool color?

#FF9BE3 is a warm color.