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#E99BC6

#e99bc6 ≈ Carnation Pink

  • rose
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#e99bc6 is a color from the rose family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 91.37% red, 60.78% green and 77.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 33.48% magenta, 15.02% yellow and 8.63% black. Its hue angle is 326.92°, with 63.93% saturation and 76.08% 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 9.97:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Carnation Pink (#ffa6c9), ΔE 5.

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Web safe#ff99cc
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Relative luminance0.4484

Complementary

  1. #e99bc6
  2. #9be9be

Split complementary

  1. #e99bc6
  2. #9fe99b
  3. #9be9e5

Analogous

  1. #e59be9
  2. #e99bc6
  3. #e99b9f

Triadic

  1. #e99bc6
  2. #c6e99b
  3. #9bc6e9

Tetradic

  1. #e99bc6
  2. #e9be9b
  3. #9be9be
  4. #9bc6e9

Square

  1. #e99bc6
  2. #e9e59b
  3. #9be9be
  4. #9b9fe9

Monochromatic

  1. #c12a7d
  2. #db5ca2
  3. #e99bc6
  4. #f7daea
  5. #fbeef5

Shades

#e99bc6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e99bc6
  2. #d28cb2
  3. #ba7c9e
  4. #a36d8b
  5. #8c5d77
  6. #754e63
  7. #5d3e4f
  8. #462f3b
  9. #2f1f28
  10. #171014
  11. #000000

Tints

#e99bc6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e99bc6
  2. #eba5cc
  3. #edafd1
  4. #f0b9d7
  5. #f2c3dd
  6. #f4cde3
  7. #f6d7e8
  8. #f8e1ee
  9. #fbebf4
  10. #fdf5f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e99bc6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e99bc6
  2. #df98bf
  3. #d496b8
  4. #ca93b1
  5. #bf90aa
  6. #b58ea3
  7. #aa8b9c
  8. #a08895
  9. #95858e
  10. #8b8387
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.11:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.97:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b3b3b3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cbaabb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a0abc8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b3b7c4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f39aaa ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c2a5c7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cbadc5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ef9bb6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e99bc6 {
  color: #e99bc6;
}
Background
.bg-e99bc6 {
  background-color: #e99bc6;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e99bc6 {
  border: 2px solid #e99bc6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e99bc6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 233 155 198;
  --color-primary-hsl: 327 64% 76%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e99bc6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e99bc6, #e99b9f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e99bc6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(233 155 198 / 0.35);
}

#ffa6c9 Carnation Pink ΔE 5.00 #f6adc6 Nadeshiko Pink ΔE 6.24 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 6.76 #f77fbe Persian Pink ΔE 6.79 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 7.94 #fc8eac Flamingo Pink ΔE 8.00 #cc8899 Puce ΔE 10.02 #166439 Inverted #b3b3b3 Grayscale 

Carnation Pink
#e99bc6  rgb(233, 155, 198)  hsl(327, 64%, 76%)  Carnation Pink
#9be9be  rgb(155, 233, 190)  hsl(147, 64%, 76%)  Seafoam Green
#c6e99b  rgb(198, 233, 155)  hsl(87, 64%, 76%)  Granny Smith Apple
#9bc6e9  rgb(155, 198, 233)  hsl(207, 64%, 76%)  Light Sky Blue