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#E59E9E

#e59e9e ≈ Pastel Pink

  • pink
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#e59e9e is a color from the pink family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 89.8% red, 61.96% green and 61.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 31% yellow and 10.2% black. Its hue angle is 0°, with 57.72% saturation and 75.88% 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 9.72:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Pink (#dea5a4), ΔE 3.

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Relative luminance0.4358

Complementary

  1. #e59e9e
  2. #9ee5e5

Split complementary

  1. #e59e9e
  2. #9ee5c1
  3. #9ec1e5

Analogous

  1. #e59ec1
  2. #e59e9e
  3. #e5c19e

Triadic

  1. #e59e9e
  2. #9ee59e
  3. #9e9ee5

Tetradic

  1. #e59e9e
  2. #e5e59e
  3. #9ee5e5
  4. #9e9ee5

Square

  1. #e59e9e
  2. #c1e59e
  3. #9ee5e5
  4. #c19ee5

Monochromatic

  1. #b93131
  2. #d56262
  3. #e59e9e
  4. #f5dada
  5. #fbefef

Shades

#e59e9e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e59e9e
  2. #ce8e8e
  3. #b77e7e
  4. #a06f6f
  5. #895f5f
  6. #734f4f
  7. #5c3f3f
  8. #452f2f
  9. #2e2020
  10. #171010
  11. #000000

Tints

#e59e9e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e59e9e
  2. #e8a8a8
  3. #eab1b1
  4. #edbbbb
  5. #efc5c5
  6. #f2cfcf
  7. #f5d8d8
  8. #f7e2e2
  9. #faecec
  10. #fcf5f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e59e9e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e59e9e
  2. #db9b9b
  3. #d19898
  4. #c79595
  5. #bd9292
  6. #b38f8f
  7. #a88c8c
  8. #9e8989
  9. #948686
  10. #8a8383
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.16:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b0b0b0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c8a9a9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #aba89e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bcb69d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f3979e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c5a49e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cead9d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ee9a9e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e59e9e {
  color: #e59e9e;
}
Background
.bg-e59e9e {
  background-color: #e59e9e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e59e9e {
  border: 2px solid #e59e9e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e59e9e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 229 158 158;
  --color-primary-hsl: 0 58% 76%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e59e9e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e59e9e, #e5c19e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e59e9e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(229 158 158 / 0.35);
}

#dea5a4 Pastel Pink ΔE 3.00 #ff91a4 Salmon Pink ΔE 7.45 #ffb6c1 Light Pink ΔE 7.67 #fdbcb4 Melon ΔE 7.84 #f08080 Light Coral ΔE 8.31 #ffb7c5 Cherry Blossom Pink ΔE 8.45 #bc8f8f Rosy Brown ΔE 8.53 #1a6161 Inverted #b0b0b0 Grayscale 

Pastel Pink
#e59e9e  rgb(229, 158, 158)  hsl(0, 58%, 76%)  Pastel Pink
#9ee5e5  rgb(158, 229, 229)  hsl(180, 58%, 76%)  Pale Turquoise
#9ee59e  rgb(158, 229, 158)  hsl(120, 58%, 76%)  Granny Smith Apple
#9e9ee5  rgb(158, 158, 229)  hsl(240, 58%, 76%)  Wild Blue Yonder