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#E17C97

#e17c97 ≈ Pale Violet Red

  • rose
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#e17c97 is a color from the rose family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 88.24% red, 48.63% green and 59.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 44.89% magenta, 32.89% yellow and 11.76% black. Its hue angle is 343.96°, with 62.73% saturation and 68.43% 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 7.53:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pale Violet Red (#db7093), ΔE 3.4.

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Web safe#cc6699
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Relative luminance0.3266

Complementary

  1. #e17c97
  2. #7ce1c6

Split complementary

  1. #e17c97
  2. #7ce193
  3. #7cc9e1

Analogous

  1. #e17cc9
  2. #e17c97
  3. #e1937c

Triadic

  1. #e17c97
  2. #97e17c
  3. #7c97e1

Tetradic

  1. #e17c97
  2. #e1c67c
  3. #7ce1c6
  4. #7c97e1

Square

  1. #e17c97
  2. #c9e17c
  3. #7ce1c6
  4. #937ce1

Monochromatic

  1. #9f2545
  2. #d33e66
  3. #e17c97
  4. #efbac8
  5. #fbeef2

Shades

#e17c97 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e17c97
  2. #cb7088
  3. #b46379
  4. #9e576a
  5. #874a5b
  6. #713e4c
  7. #5a323c
  8. #44252d
  9. #2d191e
  10. #170c0f
  11. #000000

Tints

#e17c97 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e17c97
  2. #e489a1
  3. #e796ac
  4. #eaa3b6
  5. #edb0c1
  6. #f0becb
  7. #f3cbd5
  8. #f6d8e0
  9. #f9e5ea
  10. #fcf2f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e17c97 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e17c97
  2. #d77c95
  3. #ce7d92
  4. #c47d90
  5. #ba7e8e
  6. #b17e8c
  7. #a77e89
  8. #9d7f87
  9. #937f85
  10. #8a8082
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.79:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9b9b9b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bb8f99 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8c8f98 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a6a295 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f07486 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b48897 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c09496 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ea778d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e17c97 {
  color: #e17c97;
}
Background
.bg-e17c97 {
  background-color: #e17c97;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e17c97 {
  border: 2px solid #e17c97;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e17c97;
  --color-primary-rgb: 225 124 151;
  --color-primary-hsl: 344 63% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e17c97 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e17c97, #e1937c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e17c97 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(225 124 151 / 0.35);
}

#db7093 Pale Violet Red ΔE 3.40 #cc8899 Puce ΔE 5.35 #de6fa1 Thulian Pink ΔE 5.90 #fc8eac Flamingo Pink ΔE 6.19 #de5d83 Blush ΔE 7.05 #ff91a4 Salmon Pink ΔE 7.34 #f77fbe Persian Pink ΔE 8.80 #1e8368 Inverted #9b9b9b Grayscale 

Pale Violet Red
#e17c97  rgb(225, 124, 151)  hsl(344, 63%, 68%)  Pale Violet Red
#7ce1c6  rgb(124, 225, 198)  hsl(164, 63%, 68%)  Seafoam Green
#97e17c  rgb(151, 225, 124)  hsl(104, 63%, 68%)  Pastel Green
#7c97e1  rgb(124, 151, 225)  hsl(224, 63%, 68%)  Cornflower Blue