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#DC9FAC

#dc9fac ≈ Pastel Pink

  • pink
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#dc9fac is a color from the pink family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 62.35% green and 67.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 27.73% magenta, 21.82% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 347.21°, with 46.56% saturation and 74.31% 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 9.6:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Pink (#dea5a4), ΔE 5.24.

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Relative luminance0.4299

Complementary

  1. #dc9fac
  2. #9fdccf

Split complementary

  1. #dc9fac
  2. #9fdcb0
  3. #9fcadc

Analogous

  1. #dc9fca
  2. #dc9fac
  3. #dcb09f

Triadic

  1. #dc9fac
  2. #acdc9f
  3. #9facdc

Tetradic

  1. #dc9fac
  2. #dccf9f
  3. #9fdccf
  4. #9facdc

Square

  1. #dc9fac
  2. #cadc9f
  3. #9fdccf
  4. #b09fdc

Monochromatic

  1. #a63c53
  2. #c8677c
  3. #dc9fac
  4. #f0d7dc
  5. #faf0f2

Shades

#dc9fac mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dc9fac
  2. #c68f9b
  3. #b07f8a
  4. #9a6f78
  5. #845f67
  6. #6e5056
  7. #584045
  8. #423034
  9. #2c2022
  10. #161011
  11. #000000

Tints

#dc9fac mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dc9fac
  2. #e0a9b4
  3. #e3b2bd
  4. #e7bcc5
  5. #eac5cd
  6. #eecfd6
  7. #f1d9de
  8. #f5e2e6
  9. #f8ecee
  10. #fcf5f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dc9fac mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dc9fac
  2. #d39ca8
  3. #ca99a3
  4. #c0969f
  5. #b7939a
  6. #ae9096
  7. #a58c92
  8. #9c898d
  9. #928689
  10. #898384
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.19:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #afafaf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c3a9ae ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a8a9ac ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b6b3ab ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e79ba3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bfa5ac ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c6acab ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e39da7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dc9fac {
  color: #dc9fac;
}
Background
.bg-dc9fac {
  background-color: #dc9fac;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dc9fac {
  border: 2px solid #dc9fac;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dc9fac;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 159 172;
  --color-primary-hsl: 347 47% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dc9fac {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dc9fac, #dcb09f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dc9fac {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 159 172 / 0.35);
}

#dea5a4 Pastel Pink ΔE 5.24 #f6adc6 Nadeshiko Pink ΔE 6.15 #cc8899 Puce ΔE 6.33 #ffb6c1 Light Pink ΔE 7.22 #ffb7c5 Cherry Blossom Pink ΔE 7.28 #fc8eac Flamingo Pink ΔE 8.01 #ff91a4 Salmon Pink ΔE 8.02 #236053 Inverted #afafaf Grayscale 

Pastel Pink
#dc9fac  rgb(220, 159, 172)  hsl(347, 47%, 74%)  Pastel Pink
#9fdccf  rgb(159, 220, 207)  hsl(167, 47%, 74%)  Pale Turquoise
#acdc9f  rgb(172, 220, 159)  hsl(107, 47%, 74%)  Granny Smith Apple
#9facdc  rgb(159, 172, 220)  hsl(227, 47%, 74%)  Wild Blue Yonder