Close to Shocking Pink
#FF09AA
#FF09AA is a mid-tone, vivid pink, close to the color Shocking Pink. In RGB it’s made of 100% red, 3.5% green, and 66.7% blue. Its hue is 321°, with 100% saturation and 52% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #FF09AA.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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5.87:1 AAThis color as text on white
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5.87:1 AAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #FF09AA as they’d see it.
#FF09AA in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #FF09AA
What color is #FF09AA?
#FF09AA is a mid-tone, vivid pink, close to the color Shocking Pink. In RGB it’s made of 100% red, 3.5% green, and 66.7% blue. Its hue is 321°, with 100% saturation and 52% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #FF09AA in RGB?
#FF09AA is rgb(255, 9, 170): 255 red, 9 green, and 170 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #FF09AA in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 96, 33, 0). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #FF09AA?
PANTONE 807 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #FF09AA?
Its complement #0C9D38 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.