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#E56A8B

#e56a8b ≈ Pale Violet Red

  • rose
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#e56a8b is a color from the rose family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 89.8% red, 41.57% green and 54.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 53.71% magenta, 39.3% yellow and 10.2% black. Its hue angle is 343.9°, with 70.29% saturation and 65.69% 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 6.77:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Pale Violet Red (#db7093), ΔE 2.98.

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Relative luminance0.2883

Complementary

  1. #e56a8b
  2. #6ae5c4

Split complementary

  1. #e56a8b
  2. #6ae587
  3. #6ac9e5

Analogous

  1. #e56ac9
  2. #e56a8b
  3. #e5876a

Triadic

  1. #e56a8b
  2. #8be56a
  3. #6a8be5

Tetradic

  1. #e56a8b
  2. #e5c46a
  3. #6ae5c4
  4. #6a8be5

Square

  1. #e56a8b
  2. #c9e56a
  3. #6ae5c4
  4. #876ae5

Monochromatic

  1. #9b1b3d
  2. #da2958
  3. #e56a8b
  4. #f0abbe
  5. #fcecf0

Shades

#e56a8b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e56a8b
  2. #ce5f7d
  3. #b7556f
  4. #a04a61
  5. #894053
  6. #733546
  7. #5c2a38
  8. #45202a
  9. #2e151c
  10. #170b0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#e56a8b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e56a8b
  2. #e87997
  3. #ea88a2
  4. #ed97ae
  5. #efa6b9
  6. #f2b5c5
  7. #f5c3d1
  8. #f7d2dc
  9. #fae1e8
  10. #fcf0f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e56a8b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e56a8b
  2. #db6c8a
  3. #d16e89
  4. #c77188
  5. #bd7387
  6. #b37586
  7. #a87784
  8. #9e7983
  9. #947c82
  10. #8a7e81
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.1:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #929292 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b9848f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #81838c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a09b88 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f75e76 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b27a8c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c08a89 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f0637f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e56a8b {
  color: #e56a8b;
}
Background
.bg-e56a8b {
  background-color: #e56a8b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e56a8b {
  border: 2px solid #e56a8b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e56a8b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 229 106 139;
  --color-primary-hsl: 344 70% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e56a8b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e56a8b, #e5876a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e56a8b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(229 106 139 / 0.35);
}

#db7093 Pale Violet Red ΔE 2.98 #de5d83 Blush ΔE 3.32 #f64a8a French Rose ΔE 5.58 #de6fa1 Thulian Pink ΔE 6.03 #ff55a3 Brilliant Rose ΔE 7.44 #cc8899 Puce ΔE 8.72 #ff69b4 Hot Pink ΔE 9.05 #1a9574 Inverted #929292 Grayscale 

Pale Violet Red
#e56a8b  rgb(229, 106, 139)  hsl(344, 70%, 66%)  Pale Violet Red
#6ae5c4  rgb(106, 229, 196)  hsl(164, 70%, 66%)  Medium Aquamarine
#8be56a  rgb(139, 229, 106)  hsl(104, 70%, 66%)  Pastel Green
#6a8be5  rgb(106, 139, 229)  hsl(224, 70%, 66%)  Cornflower Blue