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#DC6E89

#dc6e89 ≈ Pale Violet Red

  • red
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#dc6e89 is a color from the red family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 43.14% green and 53.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 50% magenta, 37.73% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 345.27°, with 61.11% saturation and 64.71% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with energy, passion and urgency. Designers typically use it for food and restaurant brands, sales and promotions and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.63:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Pale Violet Red (#db7093), ΔE 2.73.

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Web safe#cc6699
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Relative luminance0.2817

Complementary

  1. #dc6e89
  2. #6edcc1

Split complementary

  1. #dc6e89
  2. #6edc8a
  3. #6ec0dc

Analogous

  1. #dc6ec0
  2. #dc6e89
  3. #dc8a6e

Triadic

  1. #dc6e89
  2. #89dc6e
  3. #6e89dc

Tetradic

  1. #dc6e89
  2. #dcc16e
  3. #6edcc1
  4. #6e89dc

Square

  1. #dc6e89
  2. #c0dc6e
  3. #6edcc1
  4. #8a6edc

Monochromatic

  1. #8f223d
  2. #cc3157
  3. #dc6e89
  4. #ebacbb
  5. #fae9ed

Shades

#dc6e89 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dc6e89
  2. #c6637b
  3. #b0586e
  4. #9a4d60
  5. #844252
  6. #6e3745
  7. #582c37
  8. #422129
  9. #2c161b
  10. #160b0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#dc6e89 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dc6e89
  2. #e07d95
  3. #e38ba1
  4. #e79aac
  5. #eaa8b8
  6. #eeb7c4
  7. #f1c5d0
  8. #f5d4dc
  9. #f8e2e7
  10. #fcf1f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dc6e89 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dc6e89
  2. #d37088
  3. #ca7287
  4. #c07386
  5. #b77585
  6. #ae7785
  7. #a57984
  8. #9c7b83
  9. #927c82
  10. #897e81
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.17:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #919191 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b4848e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #82848a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9e9987 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ec6378 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ad7c89 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ba8a88 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e6687f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dc6e89 {
  color: #dc6e89;
}
Background
.bg-dc6e89 {
  background-color: #dc6e89;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dc6e89 {
  border: 2px solid #dc6e89;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dc6e89;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 110 137;
  --color-primary-hsl: 345 61% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dc6e89 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dc6e89, #dc8a6e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dc6e89 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 110 137 / 0.35);
}

#db7093 Pale Violet Red ΔE 2.73 #de5d83 Blush ΔE 3.72 #de6fa1 Thulian Pink ΔE 6.36 #f64a8a French Rose ΔE 7.00 #cc8899 Puce ΔE 7.52 #b76e79 Rose Gold ΔE 7.67 #b57281 Turkish Rose ΔE 7.72 #239176 Inverted #919191 Grayscale 

Pale Violet Red
#dc6e89  rgb(220, 110, 137)  hsl(345, 61%, 65%)  Pale Violet Red
#6edcc1  rgb(110, 220, 193)  hsl(165, 61%, 65%)  Medium Aquamarine
#89dc6e  rgb(137, 220, 110)  hsl(105, 61%, 65%)  Pastel Green
#6e89dc  rgb(110, 137, 220)  hsl(225, 61%, 65%)  Cornflower Blue