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#EA6C8A

#ea6c8a ≈ Pale Violet Red

  • red
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#ea6c8a is a color from the red family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 91.76% red, 42.35% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 53.85% magenta, 41.03% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 345.71°, with 75% saturation and 67.06% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with energy, passion and urgency. Designers typically use it for food and restaurant brands, sales and promotions and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.01:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pale Violet Red (#db7093), ΔE 4.13.

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Relative luminance0.3005

Complementary

  1. #ea6c8a
  2. #6ceacc

Split complementary

  1. #ea6c8a
  2. #6cea8d
  3. #6cc9ea

Analogous

  1. #ea6cc9
  2. #ea6c8a
  3. #ea8d6c

Triadic

  1. #ea6c8a
  2. #8aea6c
  3. #6c8aea

Tetradic

  1. #ea6c8a
  2. #eacc6c
  3. #6ceacc
  4. #6c8aea

Square

  1. #ea6c8a
  2. #c9ea6c
  3. #6ceacc
  4. #8d6cea

Monochromatic

  1. #a51839
  2. #e02955
  3. #ea6c8a
  4. #f4afbf
  5. #fcedf1

Shades

#ea6c8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ea6c8a
  2. #d3617c
  3. #bb566e
  4. #a44c61
  5. #8c4153
  6. #753645
  7. #5e2b37
  8. #462029
  9. #2f161c
  10. #170b0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#ea6c8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ea6c8a
  2. #ec7b96
  3. #ee89a1
  4. #f098ad
  5. #f2a7b9
  6. #f5b6c5
  7. #f7c4d0
  8. #f9d3dc
  9. #fbe2e8
  10. #fdf0f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ea6c8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ea6c8a
  2. #df6e89
  3. #d57088
  4. #ca7287
  5. #c07486
  6. #b57685
  7. #aa7884
  8. #a07a83
  9. #957c82
  10. #8b7e81
  11. #808080

Readable text 3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.01:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #959595 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bd8691 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #84868b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a49e87 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fc5e77 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b67c8a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c48d88 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f5647f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ea6c8a {
  color: #ea6c8a;
}
Background
.bg-ea6c8a {
  background-color: #ea6c8a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ea6c8a {
  border: 2px solid #ea6c8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ea6c8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 234 108 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 346 75% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ea6c8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ea6c8a, #ea8d6c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ea6c8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(234 108 138 / 0.35);
}

#db7093 Pale Violet Red ΔE 4.13 #de5d83 Blush ΔE 4.43 #f64a8a French Rose ΔE 6.22 #de6fa1 Thulian Pink ΔE 7.14 #ff55a3 Brilliant Rose ΔE 8.07 #fc8eac Flamingo Pink ΔE 8.53 #cc8899 Puce ΔE 8.86 #159375 Inverted #959595 Grayscale 

Pale Violet Red
#ea6c8a  rgb(234, 108, 138)  hsl(346, 75%, 67%)  Pale Violet Red
#6ceacc  rgb(108, 234, 204)  hsl(166, 75%, 67%)  Aquamarine
#8aea6c  rgb(138, 234, 108)  hsl(106, 75%, 67%)  Pastel Green
#6c8aea  rgb(108, 138, 234)  hsl(226, 75%, 67%)  Cornflower Blue