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#E16C8D

#e16c8d ≈ Pale Violet Red

  • rose
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#e16c8d is a color from the rose family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 88.24% red, 42.35% green and 55.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 52% magenta, 37.33% yellow and 11.76% black. Its hue angle is 343.08°, with 66.1% saturation and 65.29% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with romance, playfulness and affection. 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 2.05.

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Relative luminance0.2866

Complementary

  1. #e16c8d
  2. #6ce1c0

Split complementary

  1. #e16c8d
  2. #6ce185
  3. #6cc7e1

Analogous

  1. #e16cc7
  2. #e16c8d
  3. #e1856c

Triadic

  1. #e16c8d
  2. #8de16c
  3. #6c8de1

Tetradic

  1. #e16c8d
  2. #e1c06c
  3. #6ce1c0
  4. #6c8de1

Square

  1. #e16c8d
  2. #c7e16c
  3. #6ce1c0
  4. #856ce1

Monochromatic

  1. #951f40
  2. #d42c5c
  3. #e16c8d
  4. #eeacbe
  5. #fbebf0

Shades

#e16c8d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e16c8d
  2. #cb617f
  3. #b45671
  4. #9e4c63
  5. #874155
  6. #713647
  7. #5a2b38
  8. #44202a
  9. #2d161c
  10. #170b0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#e16c8d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e16c8d
  2. #e47b98
  3. #e789a4
  4. #ea98af
  5. #eda7bb
  6. #f0b6c6
  7. #f3c4d1
  8. #f6d3dd
  9. #f9e2e8
  10. #fcf0f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e16c8d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e16c8d
  2. #d76e8c
  3. #ce708a
  4. #c47289
  5. #ba7488
  6. #b17687
  7. #a77885
  8. #9d7a84
  9. #937c83
  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 #b78490 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #81848e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9f9a8a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f26178 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b07b8e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bd8a8b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #eb6681 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e16c8d {
  color: #e16c8d;
}
Background
.bg-e16c8d {
  background-color: #e16c8d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e16c8d {
  border: 2px solid #e16c8d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e16c8d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 225 108 141;
  --color-primary-hsl: 343 66% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e16c8d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e16c8d, #e1856c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e16c8d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(225 108 141 / 0.35);
}

#db7093 Pale Violet Red ΔE 2.05 #de5d83 Blush ΔE 3.41 #de6fa1 Thulian Pink ΔE 5.32 #f64a8a French Rose ΔE 5.98 #ff55a3 Brilliant Rose ΔE 7.47 #cc8899 Puce ΔE 8.11 #b57281 Turkish Rose ΔE 8.72 #1e9372 Inverted #929292 Grayscale 

Pale Violet Red
#e16c8d  rgb(225, 108, 141)  hsl(343, 66%, 65%)  Pale Violet Red
#6ce1c0  rgb(108, 225, 192)  hsl(163, 66%, 65%)  Medium Aquamarine
#8de16c  rgb(141, 225, 108)  hsl(103, 66%, 65%)  Pastel Green
#6c8de1  rgb(108, 141, 225)  hsl(223, 66%, 65%)  Cornflower Blue