Palettes / Colors / #FF99BC

#FF99BC — Light Vivid Pink

#FF99BC 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 #FF99BC 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.

#FF99BC 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 #99FFDB; it also sits naturally between #FF99F0 and #FFA899. 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 74%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 40% · Yellow 26% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FF99BC

.text { color: #FF99BC; }
.background { background-color: #FF99BC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FF99BC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 153, 188); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(339, 100%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FF99BC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 153, 188, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FF99BC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 153, 188, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FF99BC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FF99BC">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #99FFDB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FF99BC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FF99BC

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 #FF99BC 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 #FF99BC 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

← #FF99BB  ·  #FF99BD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FF99BC?

#FF99BC is Light Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 255, 153, 188). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FF99BC?

#FF99BC is RGB 255, 153, 188 — HSL 339°, 100%, 80% — CMYK 0%, 40%, 26%, 0%.

What colors go with #FF99BC?

Its complement is #99FFDB; analogous partners are #FF99F0 and #FFA899. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FF99BC for text?

Black text on #FF99BC has a contrast ratio of 10.53:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.99:1.