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#E36D8A

#e36d8a ≈ Pale Violet Red

  • red
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#e36d8a is a color from the red family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 89.02% red, 42.75% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 51.98% magenta, 39.21% yellow and 10.98% black. Its hue angle is 345.25°, with 67.82% saturation and 65.88% 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 6.82:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Pale Violet Red (#db7093), ΔE 3.16.

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Web safe#cc6699
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Relative luminance0.291

Complementary

  1. #e36d8a
  2. #6de3c6

Split complementary

  1. #e36d8a
  2. #6de38b
  3. #6dc5e3

Analogous

  1. #e36dc5
  2. #e36d8a
  3. #e38b6d

Triadic

  1. #e36d8a
  2. #8ae36d
  3. #6d8ae3

Tetradic

  1. #e36d8a
  2. #e3c66d
  3. #6de3c6
  4. #6d8ae3

Square

  1. #e36d8a
  2. #c5e36d
  3. #6de3c6
  4. #8b6de3

Monochromatic

  1. #9a1d3c
  2. #d72d57
  3. #e36d8a
  4. #efadbd
  5. #fcedf1

Shades

#e36d8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e36d8a
  2. #cc627c
  3. #b6576e
  4. #9f4c61
  5. #884153
  6. #723745
  7. #5b2c37
  8. #442129
  9. #2d161c
  10. #170b0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#e36d8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e36d8a
  2. #e67c96
  3. #e98aa1
  4. #eb99ad
  5. #eea7b9
  6. #f1b6c5
  7. #f4c5d0
  8. #f7d3dc
  9. #f9e2e8
  10. #fcf0f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e36d8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e36d8a
  2. #d96f89
  3. #cf7188
  4. #c57387
  5. #bb7586
  6. #b27785
  7. #a87884
  8. #9e7a83
  9. #947c82
  10. #8a7e81
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.08:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.82:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #939393 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b8858f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #83858b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a19b87 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f46178 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b27c8a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bf8b88 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ee667f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e36d8a {
  color: #e36d8a;
}
Background
.bg-e36d8a {
  background-color: #e36d8a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e36d8a {
  border: 2px solid #e36d8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e36d8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 227 109 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 345 68% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e36d8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e36d8a, #e38b6d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e36d8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(227 109 138 / 0.35);
}

#db7093 Pale Violet Red ΔE 3.16 #de5d83 Blush ΔE 3.85 #f64a8a French Rose ΔE 6.42 #de6fa1 Thulian Pink ΔE 6.51 #cc8899 Puce ΔE 8.14 #ff55a3 Brilliant Rose ΔE 8.26 #b76e79 Rose Gold ΔE 8.80 #1c9275 Inverted #939393 Grayscale 

Pale Violet Red
#e36d8a  rgb(227, 109, 138)  hsl(345, 68%, 66%)  Pale Violet Red
#6de3c6  rgb(109, 227, 198)  hsl(165, 68%, 66%)  Turquoise
#8ae36d  rgb(138, 227, 109)  hsl(105, 68%, 66%)  Pastel Green
#6d8ae3  rgb(109, 138, 227)  hsl(225, 68%, 66%)  Cornflower Blue