Palettes / Colors / #FFA9DB

#FFA9DB — Pale Vivid Pink

#FFA9DB is a pink color we call Pale Vivid Pink, closest to the named color Pink (#FFC0CB). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: pink (#FFC0CB) — not an exact match. CSS pink gives you #FFC0CB, a different color; use #FFA9DB 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.

#FFA9DB 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 #A8FFCC; it also sits naturally between #F8A8FF and #FFA8B0. 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 66% · Blue 86%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 34% · Yellow 14% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FFA9DB

.text { color: #FFA9DB; }
.background { background-color: #FFA9DB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FFA9DB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 169, 219); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(325, 100%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FFA9DB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 169, 219, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FFA9DB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 169, 219, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FFA9DB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FFA9DB">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #A8FFCC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FFA9DB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FFA9DB

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 #FFA9DB 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 #FFA9DB 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 #FFA9DB?

#FFA9DB is Pale Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 255, 169, 219). Its closest standard named color is Pink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FFA9DB?

#FFA9DB is RGB 255, 169, 219 — HSL 325°, 100%, 83% — CMYK 0%, 34%, 14%, 0%.

What colors go with #FFA9DB?

Its complement is #A8FFCC; analogous partners are #F8A8FF and #FFA8B0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FFA9DB for text?

Black text on #FFA9DB has a contrast ratio of 11.95:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.76:1.