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#E66C8A

#e66c8a ≈ Pale Violet Red

  • red
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#e66c8a is a color from the red family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 90.2% red, 42.35% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 53.04% magenta, 40% yellow and 9.8% black. Its hue angle is 345.25°, with 70.93% saturation and 66.27% 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 6.88:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Pale Violet Red (#db7093), ΔE 3.5.

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Web safe#ff6699
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Relative luminance0.2938

Complementary

  1. #e66c8a
  2. #6ce6c8

Split complementary

  1. #e66c8a
  2. #6ce68b
  3. #6cc7e6

Analogous

  1. #e66cc7
  2. #e66c8a
  3. #e68b6c

Triadic

  1. #e66c8a
  2. #8ae66c
  3. #6c8ae6

Tetradic

  1. #e66c8a
  2. #e6c86c
  3. #6ce6c8
  4. #6c8ae6

Square

  1. #e66c8a
  2. #c7e66c
  3. #6ce6c8
  4. #8b6ce6

Monochromatic

  1. #9e1b3b
  2. #db2b56
  3. #e66c8a
  4. #f1adbe
  5. #fceef1

Shades

#e66c8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e66c8a
  2. #cf617c
  3. #b8566e
  4. #a14c61
  5. #8a4153
  6. #733645
  7. #5c2b37
  8. #452029
  9. #2e161c
  10. #170b0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#e66c8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e66c8a
  2. #e97b96
  3. #eb89a1
  4. #ee98ad
  5. #f0a7b9
  6. #f3b6c5
  7. #f5c4d0
  8. #f8d3dc
  9. #fae2e8
  10. #fdf0f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e66c8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e66c8a
  2. #dc6e89
  3. #d27088
  4. #c77287
  5. #bd7486
  6. #b37685
  7. #a97884
  8. #9f7a83
  9. #947c82
  10. #8a7e81
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.05:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.88:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #939393 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ba8590 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #83858b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a29c87 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f85f77 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b37c8a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c18c88 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f1657f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e66c8a {
  color: #e66c8a;
}
Background
.bg-e66c8a {
  background-color: #e66c8a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e66c8a {
  border: 2px solid #e66c8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e66c8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 230 108 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 345 71% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e66c8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e66c8a, #e68b6c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e66c8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(230 108 138 / 0.35);
}

#db7093 Pale Violet Red ΔE 3.50 #de5d83 Blush ΔE 3.92 #f64a8a French Rose ΔE 6.16 #de6fa1 Thulian Pink ΔE 6.68 #ff55a3 Brilliant Rose ΔE 8.04 #cc8899 Puce ΔE 8.52 #fc8eac Flamingo Pink ΔE 8.82 #199375 Inverted #939393 Grayscale 

Pale Violet Red
#e66c8a  rgb(230, 108, 138)  hsl(345, 71%, 66%)  Pale Violet Red
#6ce6c8  rgb(108, 230, 200)  hsl(165, 71%, 66%)  Turquoise
#8ae66c  rgb(138, 230, 108)  hsl(105, 71%, 66%)  Pastel Green
#6c8ae6  rgb(108, 138, 230)  hsl(225, 71%, 66%)  Cornflower Blue