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#DC9696

#dc9696 ≈ Pastel Pink

  • pink
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#dc9696 is a color from the pink family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 58.82% green and 58.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 31.82% magenta, 31.82% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 0°, with 50% saturation and 72.55% 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 8.85:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Pink (#dea5a4), ΔE 4.21.

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Relative luminance0.3923

Complementary

  1. #dc9696
  2. #96dcdc

Split complementary

  1. #dc9696
  2. #96dcb9
  3. #96b9dc

Analogous

  1. #dc96b9
  2. #dc9696
  3. #dcb996

Triadic

  1. #dc9696
  2. #96dc96
  3. #9696dc

Tetradic

  1. #dc9696
  2. #dcdc96
  3. #96dcdc
  4. #9696dc

Square

  1. #dc9696
  2. #b9dc96
  3. #96dcdc
  4. #b996dc

Monochromatic

  1. #a33636
  2. #c95d5d
  3. #dc9696
  4. #efcfcf
  5. #faf0f0

Shades

#dc9696 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dc9696
  2. #c68787
  3. #b07878
  4. #9a6969
  5. #845a5a
  6. #6e4b4b
  7. #583c3c
  8. #422d2d
  9. #2c1e1e
  10. #160f0f
  11. #000000

Tints

#dc9696 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dc9696
  2. #e0a1a1
  3. #e3abab
  4. #e7b6b6
  5. #eac0c0
  6. #eecbcb
  7. #f1d5d5
  8. #f5e0e0
  9. #f8eaea
  10. #fcf5f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dc9696 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dc9696
  2. #d39494
  3. #ca9292
  4. #c08f8f
  5. #b78d8d
  6. #ae8b8b
  7. #a58989
  8. #9c8787
  9. #928484
  10. #898282
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.85:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a8a8a8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bfa1a1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a3a096 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b4ad95 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ea8f96 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bd9c96 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c5a595 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e49296 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dc9696 {
  color: #dc9696;
}
Background
.bg-dc9696 {
  background-color: #dc9696;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dc9696 {
  border: 2px solid #dc9696;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dc9696;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 150 150;
  --color-primary-hsl: 0 50% 73%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dc9696 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dc9696, #dcb996);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dc9696 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 150 150 / 0.35);
}

#dea5a4 Pastel Pink ΔE 4.21 #bc8f8f Rosy Brown ΔE 6.84 #f08080 Light Coral ΔE 7.34 #c08081 Old Rose ΔE 7.35 #cc8899 Puce ΔE 7.37 #ff91a4 Salmon Pink ΔE 7.95 #ffb6c1 Light Pink ΔE 9.74 #236969 Inverted #a8a8a8 Grayscale 

Pastel Pink
#dc9696  rgb(220, 150, 150)  hsl(0, 50%, 73%)  Pastel Pink
#96dcdc  rgb(150, 220, 220)  hsl(180, 50%, 73%)  Pale Turquoise
#96dc96  rgb(150, 220, 150)  hsl(120, 50%, 73%)  Granny Smith Apple
#9696dc  rgb(150, 150, 220)  hsl(240, 50%, 73%)  Wild Blue Yonder