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#E2B8CA

#e2b8ca ≈ Thistle

  • pink
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#e2b8ca is a color from the pink family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 88.63% red, 72.16% green and 79.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 18.58% magenta, 10.62% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 334.29°, with 42% saturation and 80.39% 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 soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 11.94:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Thistle (#d8bfd8), ΔE 5.59.

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Relative luminance0.5471

Complementary

  1. #e2b8ca
  2. #b8e2d0

Split complementary

  1. #e2b8ca
  2. #b8e2bb
  3. #b8dfe2

Analogous

  1. #e2b8df
  2. #e2b8ca
  3. #e2bbb8

Triadic

  1. #e2b8ca
  2. #cae2b8
  3. #b8cae2

Tetradic

  1. #e2b8ca
  2. #e2d0b8
  3. #b8e2d0
  4. #b8cae2

Square

  1. #e2b8ca
  2. #dfe2b8
  3. #b8e2d0
  4. #bbb8e2

Monochromatic

  1. #b64b79
  2. #cc82a1
  3. #e2b8ca
  4. #f8eef3
  5. #f9f1f4

Shades

#e2b8ca mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e2b8ca
  2. #cba6b6
  3. #b593a2
  4. #9e818d
  5. #886e79
  6. #715c65
  7. #5a4a51
  8. #44373d
  9. #2d2528
  10. #171214
  11. #000000

Tints

#e2b8ca mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e2b8ca
  2. #e5bfcf
  3. #e8c6d5
  4. #ebcdda
  5. #eed4df
  6. #f1dce5
  7. #f3e3ea
  8. #f6eaef
  9. #f9f1f4
  10. #fcf8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e2b8ca mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e2b8ca
  2. #d8b2c3
  3. #ceadbb
  4. #c5a7b4
  5. #bba2ac
  6. #b19ca5
  7. #a7969e
  8. #9d9196
  9. #948b8f
  10. #8a8687
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.76:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.94:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c3c3c3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d0bfc6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bbbfcb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c5c6c9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e9b7be ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ccbcca ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d1c0c9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e6b7c3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e2b8ca {
  color: #e2b8ca;
}
Background
.bg-e2b8ca {
  background-color: #e2b8ca;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e2b8ca {
  border: 2px solid #e2b8ca;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e2b8ca;
  --color-primary-rgb: 226 184 202;
  --color-primary-hsl: 334 42% 80%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e2b8ca {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e2b8ca, #e2bbb8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e2b8ca {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(226 184 202 / 0.35);
}

#d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 5.59 #ffc1cc Bubble Gum ΔE 6.40 #f6adc6 Nadeshiko Pink ΔE 6.47 #ffc0cb Pink ΔE 6.48 #ffb7c5 Cherry Blossom Pink ΔE 7.10 #f4c2c2 Baby Pink ΔE 7.46 #ffb6c1 Light Pink ΔE 7.69 #1d4735 Inverted #c3c3c3 Grayscale 

Thistle
#e2b8ca  rgb(226, 184, 202)  hsl(334, 42%, 80%)  Thistle
#b8e2d0  rgb(184, 226, 208)  hsl(154, 42%, 80%)  Magic Mint
#cae2b8  rgb(202, 226, 184)  hsl(94, 42%, 80%)  Tea Green
#b8cae2  rgb(184, 202, 226)  hsl(214, 42%, 80%)  Light Steel Blue