Palettes / Colors / #FF99BB

#FF99BB — Light Vivid Pink

#FF99BB is a pink color we call Light Vivid Pink, closest to the named color LightPink (#FFB6C1). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: lightpink (#FFB6C1) — not an exact match. CSS lightpink gives you #FFB6C1, a different color; use #FF99BB when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#FF99BB is a warm-leaning pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #99FFDD; it also sits naturally between #FF99EE and #FFAA99. 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 73%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 40% · Yellow 27% · Key 0%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #FF99BB

.text { color: #FF99BB; }
.background { background-color: #FF99BB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FF99BB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 153, 187); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(340, 100%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FF99BB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 153, 187, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FF99BB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 153, 187, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FF99BB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FF99BB">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #99FFDD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FF99BB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FF99BB

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #FF99BB 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 a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #FF99BB rather than the exact color:

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 #FF99BB?

#FF99BB is Light Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 255, 153, 187). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FF99BB?

#FF99BB is RGB 255, 153, 187 — HSL 340°, 100%, 80% — CMYK 0%, 40%, 27%, 0%.

What colors go with #FF99BB?

Its complement is #99FFDD; analogous partners are #FF99EE and #FFAA99. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FF99BB for text?

Black text on #FF99BB has a contrast ratio of 10.53:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.00:1.