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#EC4E8A

#ec4e8a ≈ French Rose

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ec4e8a is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.55% red, 30.59% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 66.95% magenta, 41.53% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 337.22°, with 80.61% saturation and 61.57% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with romance, playfulness and affection. Designers typically use it for food and restaurant brands, sales and promotions and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.02:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is French Rose (#f64a8a), ΔE 1.69.

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Relative luminance0.2512

Complementary

  1. #ec4e8a
  2. #4eecb0

Split complementary

  1. #ec4e8a
  2. #4eec61
  3. #4ed9ec

Analogous

  1. #ec4ed9
  2. #ec4e8a
  3. #ec614e

Triadic

  1. #ec4e8a
  2. #8aec4e
  3. #4e8aec

Tetradic

  1. #ec4e8a
  2. #ecb04e
  3. #4eecb0
  4. #4e8aec

Square

  1. #ec4e8a
  2. #d9ec4e
  3. #4eecb0
  4. #614eec

Monochromatic

  1. #911041
  2. #d61760
  3. #ec4e8a
  4. #f393b8
  5. #fbd8e5

Shades

#ec4e8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ec4e8a
  2. #d4467c
  3. #bd3e6e
  4. #a53761
  5. #8e2f53
  6. #762745
  7. #5e1f37
  8. #471729
  9. #2f101c
  10. #18080e
  11. #000000

Tints

#ec4e8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ec4e8a
  2. #ee6096
  3. #f071a1
  4. #f283ad
  5. #f495b9
  6. #f6a7c5
  7. #f7b8d0
  8. #f9cadc
  9. #fbdce8
  10. #fdedf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ec4e8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ec4e8a
  2. #e15389
  3. #d65888
  4. #cc5d87
  5. #c16286
  6. #b66785
  7. #ab6c84
  8. #a07183
  9. #967682
  10. #8b7b81
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.49:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.02:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #898989 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b9768a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6e768c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #989486 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff3a66 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #af688b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c07e88 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f84376 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ec4e8a {
  color: #ec4e8a;
}
Background
.bg-ec4e8a {
  background-color: #ec4e8a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ec4e8a {
  border: 2px solid #ec4e8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ec4e8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 78 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 337 81% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ec4e8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ec4e8a, #ec614e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ec4e8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 78 138 / 0.35);
}

#f64a8a French Rose ΔE 1.69 #de5d83 Blush ΔE 3.60 #ff007f Rose ΔE 5.11 #ff1493 Deep Pink ΔE 5.25 #ff55a3 Brilliant Rose ΔE 5.34 #ff43a4 Wild Strawberry ΔE 5.60 #db7093 Pale Violet Red ΔE 6.37 #13b175 Inverted #898989 Grayscale 

French Rose
#ec4e8a  rgb(236, 78, 138)  hsl(337, 81%, 62%)  French Rose
#4eecb0  rgb(78, 236, 176)  hsl(157, 81%, 62%)  Aquamarine
#8aec4e  rgb(138, 236, 78)  hsl(97, 81%, 62%)  Inchworm
#4e8aec  rgb(78, 138, 236)  hsl(217, 81%, 62%)  United Nations Blue