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#E26C91

#e26c91 ≈ Pale Violet Red

  • rose
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#e26c91 is a color from the rose family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 88.63% red, 42.35% green and 56.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 52.21% magenta, 35.84% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 341.19°, with 67.05% saturation and 65.49% 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 6.79:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Pale Violet Red (#db7093), ΔE 1.51.

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Relative luminance0.2894

Complementary

  1. #e26c91
  2. #6ce2bd

Split complementary

  1. #e26c91
  2. #6ce282
  3. #6ccce2

Analogous

  1. #e26ccc
  2. #e26c91
  3. #e2826c

Triadic

  1. #e26c91
  2. #91e26c
  3. #6c91e2

Tetradic

  1. #e26c91
  2. #e2bd6c
  3. #6ce2bd
  4. #6c91e2

Square

  1. #e26c91
  2. #cce26c
  3. #6ce2bd
  4. #826ce2

Monochromatic

  1. #971e44
  2. #d52c61
  3. #e26c91
  4. #efacc1
  5. #fbecf1

Shades

#e26c91 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e26c91
  2. #cb6183
  3. #b55674
  4. #9e4c66
  5. #884157
  6. #713649
  7. #5a2b3a
  8. #44202c
  9. #2d161d
  10. #170b0f
  11. #000000

Tints

#e26c91 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e26c91
  2. #e57b9c
  3. #e889a7
  4. #eb98b2
  5. #eea7bd
  6. #f1b6c8
  7. #f3c4d3
  8. #f6d3de
  9. #f9e2e9
  10. #fcf0f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e26c91 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e26c91
  2. #d86e8f
  3. #ce708e
  4. #c5728c
  5. #bb748a
  6. #b17689
  7. #a77887
  8. #9d7a85
  9. #947c83
  10. #8a7e82
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.09:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.79:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #929292 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b88592 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #808592 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9e9b8e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f3627a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b07c92 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bd8b8f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ec6684 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e26c91 {
  color: #e26c91;
}
Background
.bg-e26c91 {
  background-color: #e26c91;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e26c91 {
  border: 2px solid #e26c91;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e26c91;
  --color-primary-rgb: 226 108 145;
  --color-primary-hsl: 341 67% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e26c91 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e26c91, #e2826c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e26c91 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(226 108 145 / 0.35);
}

#db7093 Pale Violet Red ΔE 1.51 #de5d83 Blush ΔE 3.74 #de6fa1 Thulian Pink ΔE 4.31 #f64a8a French Rose ΔE 5.77 #ff55a3 Brilliant Rose ΔE 6.66 #ff69b4 Hot Pink ΔE 7.91 #cc8899 Puce ΔE 8.23 #1d936e Inverted #929292 Grayscale 

Pale Violet Red
#e26c91  rgb(226, 108, 145)  hsl(341, 67%, 65%)  Pale Violet Red
#6ce2bd  rgb(108, 226, 189)  hsl(161, 67%, 65%)  Medium Aquamarine
#91e26c  rgb(145, 226, 108)  hsl(101, 67%, 65%)  Pastel Green
#6c91e2  rgb(108, 145, 226)  hsl(221, 67%, 65%)  Cornflower Blue