Palettes / Colors / #FF9EAE

#FF9EAE — Light Vivid Red

#FF9EAE is a red color we call Light Vivid Red, closest to the named color LightPink (#FFB6C1). It belongs to the red family.

#FF9EAE 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 #9EFFEF; it also sits naturally between #FF9EDF and #FFBE9E. 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 62% · Blue 68%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 38% · Yellow 32% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FF9EAE

.text { color: #FF9EAE; }
.background { background-color: #FF9EAE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FF9EAE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 158, 174); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(350, 100%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FF9EAE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 158, 174, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FF9EAE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 158, 174, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FF9EAE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FF9EAE">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FF9EAE

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #9EFFEF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FF9EAE: #000000.

How #FF9EAE 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 #FF9EAE 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 #FF9EAE?

#FF9EAE is Light Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 255, 158, 174). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FF9EAE?

#FF9EAE is RGB 255, 158, 174 — HSL 350°, 100%, 81% — CMYK 0%, 38%, 32%, 0%.

What colors go with #FF9EAE?

Its complement is #9EFFEF; analogous partners are #FF9EDF and #FFBE9E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FF9EAE for text?

Black text on #FF9EAE has a contrast ratio of 10.75:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.95:1.