Information about American Pink color

#FF9899 - American Pink color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#FF9899, known as "American Pink", falls into the Red Color Family — Full Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(255, 152, 153) — 100% red, 59.6% green, 60% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 40 / 40 / 0. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#FF9899 presents itself as a maximally vivid red — one that appears airy and pastel-like. In practice it works well for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Light Salmon Pink (#FF9999). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Peach Burst (#F39998) and Salmon Pink (#FF91A4).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(255, 152, 153)), which gives #FF9899 its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #FF9899: 10.2:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.1:1 for white. The name "American Pink" is officially recorded for this exact shade in The Official Register of Color Names.

American Pink color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

American Pink color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
American Pink

#FF9899
#FFADAE

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#FFD6D6

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White

#FFFFFF

American Pink color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
American Pink

#FF9899
#FF474A

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#F40004

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#A30002

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#510001

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Black

#000000

American Pink color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
American Pink

#FF9899
#F18789

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#DE7C7E

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#C47778

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#A57879

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Grey

#808080

American Pink color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#ECFF99

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#FFE899

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#FFC099

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American Pink

#FF9899
#FF99C3

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#FF99EC

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American Pink color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
#FF9899
American Pink

#FF9899

#99FFFD
#99FFFD

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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
#FF9899
American Pink

#FF9899

#99CEFF
#99CEFF

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#99FFCA
#99FFCA

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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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#FF9899
American Pink

#FF9899

#FF99CE
#FF99CE

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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
#FF9899
American Pink

#FF9899

#9BFF99
#9BFF99

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#999BFF
#999BFF

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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
#FF9899
American Pink

#FF9899

#FFFD99
#FFFD99

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#99FFFD
#99FFFD

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#999BFF
#999BFF

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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
#FF9899
American Pink

#FF9899

#CEFF99
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#99FFFD
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#CA99FF
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Nearest named colors to American Pink

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity.

Light Salmon Pink color link
Light Salmon Pink

#FF9999

Peach Burst color link
Peach Burst

#F39998

Salmon Pink color link
Salmon Pink

#FF91A4

Soft Coral color link
Soft Coral

#F8998D

Peachy Pink color link
Peachy Pink

#FF9A8A

Wewak color link
Wewak

#F1919A

Mona Lisa color link
Mona Lisa

#FF9889

Pastel Coral color link
Pastel Coral

#FFA38C

Poppy Petal color link
Poppy Petal

#F6A08C

Vivid Tangerine color link
Vivid Tangerine

#FFA089

Very Light Amaranth color link
Very Light Amaranth

#FF9EAA

Pink Sherbet color link
Pink Sherbet

#F78FA7

American Pink color backgrounds & wallpapers

Download color wallpaper / background for your Desktop PC, Tablet or Mobile phone.

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#FF9899
  • RGB255, 152, 153
  • CMYK0, 40, 40, 0
  • CSSrgb(255, 152, 153)
  • HSL359°, 100%, 80%
  • HSL Precise359.417°, 100%, 79.804%
  • HSV359°, 40%, 100%
  • HSB359°, 40%, 100%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)1.000
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.596
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.600
  • GLSLvec3(1.000, 0.596, 0.600)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(1.000, 0.596, 0.600, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(1.000, 0.596, 0.600)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB100%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB59.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB60%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDFF9899
  • DECIMAL ID16750745
  • Name Length13
  • This page visited318 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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