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#DB9999

#db9999 ≈ Pastel Pink

  • pink
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#db9999 is a color from the pink family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.88% red, 60% green and 60% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 30.14% magenta, 30.14% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 0°, with 47.83% saturation and 72.94% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with tenderness, care and sweetness. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, weddings and celebrations and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.03:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Pink (#dea5a4), ΔE 3.3.

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Web safe#cc9999
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Relative luminance0.4014

Complementary

  1. #db9999
  2. #99dbdb

Split complementary

  1. #db9999
  2. #99dbba
  3. #99badb

Analogous

  1. #db99ba
  2. #db9999
  3. #dbba99

Triadic

  1. #db9999
  2. #99db99
  3. #9999db

Tetradic

  1. #db9999
  2. #dbdb99
  3. #99dbdb
  4. #9999db

Square

  1. #db9999
  2. #badb99
  3. #99dbdb
  4. #ba99db

Monochromatic

  1. #a23939
  2. #c76060
  3. #db9999
  4. #efd2d2
  5. #faf0f0

Shades

#db9999 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #db9999
  2. #c58a8a
  3. #af7a7a
  4. #996b6b
  5. #835c5c
  6. #6e4d4d
  7. #583d3d
  8. #422e2e
  9. #2c1f1f
  10. #160f0f
  11. #000000

Tints

#db9999 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #db9999
  2. #dfa3a3
  3. #e2adad
  4. #e6b8b8
  5. #e9c2c2
  6. #edcccc
  7. #f1d6d6
  8. #f4e0e0
  9. #f8ebeb
  10. #fbf5f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#db9999 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #db9999
  2. #d29797
  3. #c99494
  4. #c09292
  5. #b78f8f
  6. #ae8d8d
  7. #a48a8a
  8. #9b8888
  9. #928585
  10. #898383
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.33:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.03:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aaaaaa ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c0a3a3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a5a299 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b5af98 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e89299 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bd9f99 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c5a798 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e39599 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-db9999 {
  color: #db9999;
}
Background
.bg-db9999 {
  background-color: #db9999;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-db9999 {
  border: 2px solid #db9999;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #db9999;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 153 153;
  --color-primary-hsl: 0 48% 73%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-db9999 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #db9999, #dbba99);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-db9999 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 153 153 / 0.35);
}

#dea5a4 Pastel Pink ΔE 3.30 #bc8f8f Rosy Brown ΔE 6.61 #cc8899 Puce ΔE 7.53 #c08081 Old Rose ΔE 7.82 #f08080 Light Coral ΔE 8.24 #ff91a4 Salmon Pink ΔE 8.33 #ffb6c1 Light Pink ΔE 9.25 #246666 Inverted #aaaaaa Grayscale 

Pastel Pink
#db9999  rgb(219, 153, 153)  hsl(0, 48%, 73%)  Pastel Pink
#99dbdb  rgb(153, 219, 219)  hsl(180, 48%, 73%)  Pale Turquoise
#99db99  rgb(153, 219, 153)  hsl(120, 48%, 73%)  Granny Smith Apple
#9999db  rgb(153, 153, 219)  hsl(240, 48%, 73%)  Wild Blue Yonder