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#E46C8F

#e46c8f ≈ Pale Violet Red

  • rose
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#e46c8f is a color from the rose family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 89.41% red, 42.35% green and 56.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 52.63% magenta, 37.28% yellow and 10.59% black. Its hue angle is 342.5°, with 68.97% saturation and 65.88% 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 6.84:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Pale Violet Red (#db7093), ΔE 2.12.

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Web safe#cc6699
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Relative luminance0.292

Complementary

  1. #e46c8f
  2. #6ce4c1

Split complementary

  1. #e46c8f
  2. #6ce485
  3. #6ccbe4

Analogous

  1. #e46ccb
  2. #e46c8f
  3. #e4856c

Triadic

  1. #e46c8f
  2. #8fe46c
  3. #6c8fe4

Tetradic

  1. #e46c8f
  2. #e4c16c
  3. #6ce4c1
  4. #6c8fe4

Square

  1. #e46c8f
  2. #cbe46c
  3. #6ce4c1
  4. #856ce4

Monochromatic

  1. #9b1c41
  2. #d82b5e
  3. #e46c8f
  4. #f0adc0
  5. #fcedf1

Shades

#e46c8f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e46c8f
  2. #cd6181
  3. #b65672
  4. #a04c64
  5. #894156
  6. #723648
  7. #5b2b39
  8. #44202b
  9. #2e161d
  10. #170b0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#e46c8f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e46c8f
  2. #e77b9a
  3. #e989a5
  4. #ec98b1
  5. #efa7bc
  6. #f2b6c7
  7. #f4c4d2
  8. #f7d3dd
  9. #fae2e9
  10. #fcf0f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e46c8f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e46c8f
  2. #da6e8e
  3. #d0708c
  4. #c6728b
  5. #bc7489
  6. #b27688
  7. #a87886
  8. #9e7a85
  9. #947c83
  10. #8a7e82
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.07:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.84:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #939393 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b98591 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #818590 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a09c8c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f56179 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b17c90 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bf8b8d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ee6682 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e46c8f {
  color: #e46c8f;
}
Background
.bg-e46c8f {
  background-color: #e46c8f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e46c8f {
  border: 2px solid #e46c8f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e46c8f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 228 108 143;
  --color-primary-hsl: 343 69% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e46c8f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e46c8f, #e4856c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e46c8f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(228 108 143 / 0.35);
}

#db7093 Pale Violet Red ΔE 2.12 #de5d83 Blush ΔE 3.68 #de6fa1 Thulian Pink ΔE 5.07 #f64a8a French Rose ΔE 5.75 #ff55a3 Brilliant Rose ΔE 6.97 #cc8899 Puce ΔE 8.30 #ff69b4 Hot Pink ΔE 8.31 #1b9370 Inverted #939393 Grayscale 

Pale Violet Red
#e46c8f  rgb(228, 108, 143)  hsl(343, 69%, 66%)  Pale Violet Red
#6ce4c1  rgb(108, 228, 193)  hsl(163, 69%, 66%)  Medium Aquamarine
#8fe46c  rgb(143, 228, 108)  hsl(103, 69%, 66%)  Pastel Green
#6c8fe4  rgb(108, 143, 228)  hsl(223, 69%, 66%)  Cornflower Blue