Palettes / Colors / #FF99AA

#FF99AA — Light Vivid Red

#FF99AA is a red color we call Light Vivid Red, closest to the named color LightPink (#FFB6C1). It belongs to the red family.

#FF99AA is a warm red color associated with energy, passion and urgency. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #99FFEE; it also sits naturally between #FF99DD and #FFBB99. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 100% · Green 60% · Blue 67%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 40% · Yellow 33% · Key 0%

Previews

CSS code for #FF99AA

.text { color: #FF99AA; }
.background { background-color: #FF99AA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FF99AA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 153, 170); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(350, 100%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FF99AA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 153, 170, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FF99AA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 153, 170, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FF99AA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FF99AA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #99FFEE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FF99AA: #000000.

How #FF99AA looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with #FF99AA or a close neighbour

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #FF99AA?

#FF99AA is Light Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 255, 153, 170). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FF99AA?

#FF99AA is RGB 255, 153, 170 — HSL 350°, 100%, 80% — CMYK 0%, 40%, 33%, 0%.

What colors go with #FF99AA?

Its complement is #99FFEE; analogous partners are #FF99DD and #FFBB99. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FF99AA for text?

Black text on #FF99AA has a contrast ratio of 10.39:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.02:1.