Close to Dark Salmon
#FF9C8A
#FF9C8A is a light, vivid pink, close to the color Dark Salmon. In RGB it’s made of 100% red, 61.2% green, and 54.1% blue. Its hue is 9°, with 100% saturation and 77% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Combinations from the color wheel, built around #FF9C8A.
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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10.37:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #FF9C8A as they’d see it.
#FF9C8A in use
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Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #FF9C8A
What color is #FF9C8A?
#FF9C8A is a light, vivid pink, close to the color Dark Salmon. In RGB it’s made of 100% red, 61.2% green, and 54.1% blue. Its hue is 9°, with 100% saturation and 77% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #FF9C8A in RGB?
#FF9C8A is rgb(255, 156, 138): 255 red, 156 green, and 138 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #FF9C8A in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 39, 46, 0). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #FF9C8A?
PANTONE 163 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #FF9C8A?
Its complement #14C8E0 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.