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#e6afaf ≈ Pastel Pink

  • pink
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#e6afaf is a color from the pink family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 90.2% red, 68.63% green and 68.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 23.91% magenta, 23.91% yellow and 9.8% black. Its hue angle is 0°, with 52.38% saturation and 79.41% 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 11.12:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Pink (#dea5a4), ΔE 2.63.

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Relative luminance0.5058

Complementary

  1. #e6afaf
  2. #afe6e6

Split complementary

  1. #e6afaf
  2. #afe6ca
  3. #afcae6

Analogous

  1. #e6afca
  2. #e6afaf
  3. #e6caaf

Triadic

  1. #e6afaf
  2. #afe6af
  3. #afafe6

Tetradic

  1. #e6afaf
  2. #e6e6af
  3. #afe6e6
  4. #afafe6

Square

  1. #e6afaf
  2. #cae6af
  3. #afe6e6
  4. #caafe6

Monochromatic

  1. #c03c3c
  2. #d47575
  3. #e6afaf
  4. #f8e9e9
  5. #faefef

Shades

#e6afaf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e6afaf
  2. #cf9e9e
  3. #b88c8c
  4. #a17b7b
  5. #8a6969
  6. #735858
  7. #5c4646
  8. #453535
  9. #2e2323
  10. #171212
  11. #000000

Tints

#e6afaf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e6afaf
  2. #e9b7b7
  3. #ebbfbf
  4. #eec7c7
  5. #f0cfcf
  6. #f3d7d7
  7. #f5dfdf
  8. #f8e7e7
  9. #faefef
  10. #fdf7f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e6afaf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e6afaf
  2. #dcaaaa
  3. #d2a6a6
  4. #c7a1a1
  5. #bd9c9c
  6. #b39898
  7. #a99393
  8. #9f8e8e
  9. #948989
  10. #8a8585
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.89:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.12:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bcbcbc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ceb7b7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b9b6af ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c6c1ae ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f2aaaf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ccb4af ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d3baaf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #edacaf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e6afaf {
  color: #e6afaf;
}
Background
.bg-e6afaf {
  background-color: #e6afaf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e6afaf {
  border: 2px solid #e6afaf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e6afaf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 230 175 175;
  --color-primary-hsl: 0 52% 79%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e6afaf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e6afaf, #e6caaf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e6afaf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(230 175 175 / 0.35);
}

#dea5a4 Pastel Pink ΔE 2.63 #f4c2c2 Baby Pink ΔE 4.62 #fdbcb4 Melon ΔE 5.23 #ffb6c1 Light Pink ΔE 5.87 #ffc0cb Pink ΔE 6.44 #ffb7c5 Cherry Blossom Pink ΔE 6.53 #ffc1cc Bubble Gum ΔE 6.55 #195050 Inverted #bcbcbc Grayscale 

Pastel Pink
#e6afaf  rgb(230, 175, 175)  hsl(0, 52%, 79%)  Pastel Pink
#afe6e6  rgb(175, 230, 230)  hsl(180, 52%, 79%)  Pale Turquoise
#afe6af  rgb(175, 230, 175)  hsl(120, 52%, 79%)  Celadon
#afafe6  rgb(175, 175, 230)  hsl(240, 52%, 79%)  Wild Blue Yonder