Close to Flamingo
#FF79AA
#FF79AA is a light, vivid pink, close to the color Flamingo. In RGB it’s made of 100% red, 47.5% green, and 66.7% blue. Its hue is 338°, with 100% saturation and 74% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #FF79AA.
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.
White text on this color
2.45:1 FailBlack text on this color
8.57:1 AAAThis color as text on white
2.45:1 FailThis color as text on black
8.57:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #FF79AA as they’d see it.
#FF79AA 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 #FF79AA
What color is #FF79AA?
#FF79AA is a light, vivid pink, close to the color Flamingo. In RGB it’s made of 100% red, 47.5% green, and 66.7% blue. Its hue is 338°, with 100% saturation and 74% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #FF79AA in RGB?
#FF79AA is rgb(255, 121, 170): 255 red, 121 green, and 170 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #FF79AA in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 53, 33, 0). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #FF79AA?
PANTONE 224 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #FF79AA?
Its complement #19BB8D gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.