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#E99CAA

#e99caa ≈ Salmon Pink

  • pink
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#e99caa is a color from the pink family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 91.37% red, 61.18% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 33.05% magenta, 27.04% yellow and 8.63% black. Its hue angle is 349.09°, with 63.64% saturation and 76.27% 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 9.8:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Salmon Pink (#ff91a4), ΔE 5.06.

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Relative luminance0.44

Complementary

  1. #e99caa
  2. #9ce9db

Split complementary

  1. #e99caa
  2. #9ce9b4
  3. #9cd0e9

Analogous

  1. #e99cd0
  2. #e99caa
  3. #e9b49c

Triadic

  1. #e99caa
  2. #aae99c
  3. #9caae9

Tetradic

  1. #e99caa
  2. #e9db9c
  3. #9ce9db
  4. #9caae9

Square

  1. #e99caa
  2. #d0e99c
  3. #9ce9db
  4. #b49ce9

Monochromatic

  1. #c12b46
  2. #db5d74
  3. #e99caa
  4. #f7dbe0
  5. #fbeef1

Shades

#e99caa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e99caa
  2. #d28c99
  3. #ba7d88
  4. #a36d77
  5. #8c5e66
  6. #754e55
  7. #5d3e44
  8. #462f33
  9. #2f1f22
  10. #171011
  11. #000000

Tints

#e99caa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e99caa
  2. #eba6b3
  3. #edb0bb
  4. #f0bac4
  5. #f2c4cc
  6. #f4ced5
  7. #f6d7dd
  8. #f8e1e6
  9. #fbebee
  10. #fdf5f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e99caa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e99caa
  2. #df99a6
  3. #d496a2
  4. #ca949d
  5. #bf9199
  6. #b58e95
  7. #aa8b91
  8. #a0888d
  9. #958688
  10. #8b8384
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.14:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.8:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b1b1b1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #caa9ae ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a8a9aa ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bab7a8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f696a1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c5a4aa ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cfada9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f198a5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e99caa {
  color: #e99caa;
}
Background
.bg-e99caa {
  background-color: #e99caa;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e99caa {
  border: 2px solid #e99caa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e99caa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 233 156 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 349 64% 76%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e99caa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e99caa, #e9b49c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e99caa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(233 156 170 / 0.35);
}

#ff91a4 Salmon Pink ΔE 5.06 #fc8eac Flamingo Pink ΔE 5.56 #f6adc6 Nadeshiko Pink ΔE 5.91 #dea5a4 Pastel Pink ΔE 6.10 #ffb6c1 Light Pink ΔE 6.45 #ffb7c5 Cherry Blossom Pink ΔE 6.68 #cc8899 Puce ΔE 6.85 #166355 Inverted #b1b1b1 Grayscale 

Salmon Pink
#e99caa  rgb(233, 156, 170)  hsl(349, 64%, 76%)  Salmon Pink
#9ce9db  rgb(156, 233, 219)  hsl(169, 64%, 76%)  Magic Mint
#aae99c  rgb(170, 233, 156)  hsl(109, 64%, 76%)  Granny Smith Apple
#9caae9  rgb(156, 170, 233)  hsl(229, 64%, 76%)  Wild Blue Yonder