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#DF6E8A

#df6e8a ≈ Pale Violet Red

  • red
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#df6e8a is a color from the red family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.45% red, 43.14% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 50.67% magenta, 38.12% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 345.13°, with 63.84% saturation and 65.29% 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 6.73:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Pale Violet Red (#db7093), ΔE 2.75.

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Relative luminance0.2867

Complementary

  1. #df6e8a
  2. #6edfc3

Split complementary

  1. #df6e8a
  2. #6edf8a
  3. #6ec2df

Analogous

  1. #df6ec2
  2. #df6e8a
  3. #df8a6e

Triadic

  1. #df6e8a
  2. #8adf6e
  3. #6e8adf

Tetradic

  1. #df6e8a
  2. #dfc36e
  3. #6edfc3
  4. #6e8adf

Square

  1. #df6e8a
  2. #c2df6e
  3. #6edfc3
  4. #8a6edf

Monochromatic

  1. #93213d
  2. #d12f57
  3. #df6e8a
  4. #edadbd
  5. #fbebef

Shades

#df6e8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #df6e8a
  2. #c9637c
  3. #b2586e
  4. #9c4d61
  5. #864253
  6. #703745
  7. #592c37
  8. #432129
  9. #2d161c
  10. #160b0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#df6e8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #df6e8a
  2. #e27d96
  3. #e58ba1
  4. #e99aad
  5. #eca8b9
  6. #efb7c5
  7. #f2c5d0
  8. #f5d4dc
  9. #f9e2e8
  10. #fcf1f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#df6e8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #df6e8a
  2. #d67089
  3. #cc7288
  4. #c37387
  5. #b97586
  6. #b07785
  7. #a67984
  8. #9d7b83
  9. #937c82
  10. #8a7e81
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.12:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.73:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #929292 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b6858f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #82848b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9f9a87 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f06378 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #af7c8a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bc8b89 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e96880 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-df6e8a {
  color: #df6e8a;
}
Background
.bg-df6e8a {
  background-color: #df6e8a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-df6e8a {
  border: 2px solid #df6e8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #df6e8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 110 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 345 64% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-df6e8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #df6e8a, #df8a6e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-df6e8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 110 138 / 0.35);
}

#db7093 Pale Violet Red ΔE 2.75 #de5d83 Blush ΔE 3.80 #de6fa1 Thulian Pink ΔE 6.30 #f64a8a French Rose ΔE 6.77 #cc8899 Puce ΔE 7.68 #b76e79 Rose Gold ΔE 8.19 #b57281 Turkish Rose ΔE 8.24 #209175 Inverted #929292 Grayscale 

Pale Violet Red
#df6e8a  rgb(223, 110, 138)  hsl(345, 64%, 65%)  Pale Violet Red
#6edfc3  rgb(110, 223, 195)  hsl(165, 64%, 65%)  Medium Aquamarine
#8adf6e  rgb(138, 223, 110)  hsl(105, 64%, 65%)  Pastel Green
#6e8adf  rgb(110, 138, 223)  hsl(225, 64%, 65%)  Cornflower Blue