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#E79FA3

#e79fa3 ≈ Pastel Pink

  • pink
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#e79fa3 is a color from the pink family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 90.59% red, 62.35% green and 63.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 31.17% magenta, 29.44% yellow and 9.41% black. Its hue angle is 356.67°, with 60% saturation and 76.47% 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 9.89:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Pink (#dea5a4), ΔE 3.42.

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Relative luminance0.4443

Complementary

  1. #e79fa3
  2. #9fe7e3

Split complementary

  1. #e79fa3
  2. #9fe7bf
  3. #9fc7e7

Analogous

  1. #e79fc7
  2. #e79fa3
  3. #e7bf9f

Triadic

  1. #e79fa3
  2. #a3e79f
  3. #9fa3e7

Tetradic

  1. #e79fa3
  2. #e7e39f
  3. #9fe7e3
  4. #9fa3e7

Square

  1. #e79fa3
  2. #c7e79f
  3. #9fe7e3
  4. #bf9fe7

Monochromatic

  1. #be2f37
  2. #d86268
  3. #e79fa3
  4. #f6dcde
  5. #fbefef

Shades

#e79fa3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e79fa3
  2. #d08f93
  3. #b97f82
  4. #a26f72
  5. #8b5f62
  6. #745052
  7. #5c4041
  8. #453031
  9. #2e2021
  10. #171010
  11. #000000

Tints

#e79fa3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e79fa3
  2. #e9a9ac
  3. #ecb2b5
  4. #eebcbf
  5. #f1c5c8
  6. #f3cfd1
  7. #f5d9da
  8. #f8e2e3
  9. #faeced
  10. #fdf5f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e79fa3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e79fa3
  2. #dd9ca0
  3. #d2999c
  4. #c89699
  5. #be9395
  6. #b49092
  7. #a98c8e
  8. #9f898b
  9. #958687
  10. #8a8384
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.12:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b2b2b2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c9abac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #acaaa3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bdb7a2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f598a1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c6a6a3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cfaea2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ef9ba2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e79fa3 {
  color: #e79fa3;
}
Background
.bg-e79fa3 {
  background-color: #e79fa3;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e79fa3 {
  border: 2px solid #e79fa3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e79fa3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 231 159 163;
  --color-primary-hsl: 357 60% 76%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e79fa3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e79fa3, #e7bf9f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e79fa3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(231 159 163 / 0.35);
}

#dea5a4 Pastel Pink ΔE 3.42 #ff91a4 Salmon Pink ΔE 6.51 #ffb6c1 Light Pink ΔE 6.63 #ffb7c5 Cherry Blossom Pink ΔE 7.31 #fdbcb4 Melon ΔE 8.14 #f6adc6 Nadeshiko Pink ΔE 8.21 #cc8899 Puce ΔE 8.25 #18605c Inverted #b2b2b2 Grayscale 

Pastel Pink
#e79fa3  rgb(231, 159, 163)  hsl(357, 60%, 76%)  Pastel Pink
#9fe7e3  rgb(159, 231, 227)  hsl(177, 60%, 76%)  Pale Turquoise
#a3e79f  rgb(163, 231, 159)  hsl(117, 60%, 76%)  Granny Smith Apple
#9fa3e7  rgb(159, 163, 231)  hsl(237, 60%, 76%)  Wild Blue Yonder