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#E8A8CD

#e8a8cd ≈ Nadeshiko Pink

  • rose
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#e8a8cd is a color from the rose family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 90.98% red, 65.88% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 27.59% magenta, 11.64% yellow and 9.02% black. Its hue angle is 325.31°, with 58.18% saturation and 78.43% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with romance, playfulness and affection. Designers typically use it for food and restaurant brands, sales and promotions and soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.91:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Nadeshiko Pink (#f6adc6), ΔE 4.83.

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Web safe#ff99cc
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Relative luminance0.4957

Complementary

  1. #e8a8cd
  2. #a8e8c3

Split complementary

  1. #e8a8cd
  2. #ade8a8
  3. #a8e8e3

Analogous

  1. #e3a8e8
  2. #e8a8cd
  3. #e8a8ad

Triadic

  1. #e8a8cd
  2. #cde8a8
  3. #a8cde8

Tetradic

  1. #e8a8cd
  2. #e8c3a8
  3. #a8e8c3
  4. #a8cde8

Square

  1. #e8a8cd
  2. #e8e3a8
  3. #a8e8c3
  4. #a8ade8

Monochromatic

  1. #c33487
  2. #d86baa
  3. #e8a8cd
  4. #f8e4f0
  5. #fbeff6

Shades

#e8a8cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e8a8cd
  2. #d197b9
  3. #ba86a4
  4. #a27690
  5. #8b657b
  6. #745467
  7. #5d4352
  8. #46323e
  9. #2e2229
  10. #171115
  11. #000000

Tints

#e8a8cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e8a8cd
  2. #eab1d2
  3. #edb9d7
  4. #efc2dc
  5. #f1cbe1
  6. #f4d4e6
  7. #f6dceb
  8. #f8e5f0
  9. #faeef5
  10. #fdf6fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e8a8cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e8a8cd
  2. #dea4c5
  3. #d3a0be
  4. #c99cb6
  5. #be98ae
  6. #b494a7
  7. #aa909f
  8. #9f8c97
  9. #95888f
  10. #8a8488
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.92:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.91:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bbbbbb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ceb4c2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #acb5ce ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bbbfcb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f0a8b5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c7b0ce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ceb6cc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #eda8bf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e8a8cd {
  color: #e8a8cd;
}
Background
.bg-e8a8cd {
  background-color: #e8a8cd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e8a8cd {
  border: 2px solid #e8a8cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e8a8cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 232 168 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 325 58% 78%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e8a8cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e8a8cd, #e8a8ad);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e8a8cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(232 168 205 / 0.35);
}

#f6adc6 Nadeshiko Pink ΔE 4.83 #ffa6c9 Carnation Pink ΔE 5.05 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 6.74 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 6.80 #ffb7c5 Cherry Blossom Pink ΔE 8.65 #ffb6c1 Light Pink ΔE 9.54 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 9.54 #175732 Inverted #bbbbbb Grayscale 

Nadeshiko Pink
#e8a8cd  rgb(232, 168, 205)  hsl(325, 58%, 78%)  Nadeshiko Pink
#a8e8c3  rgb(168, 232, 195)  hsl(145, 58%, 78%)  Seafoam Green
#cde8a8  rgb(205, 232, 168)  hsl(85, 58%, 78%)  Tea Green
#a8cde8  rgb(168, 205, 232)  hsl(205, 58%, 78%)  Pale Aqua