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#EC779B

#ec779b ≈ Pale Violet Red

  • rose
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#ec779b is a color from the rose family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.55% red, 46.67% green and 60.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 49.58% magenta, 34.32% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 341.54°, with 75.48% saturation and 69.61% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.68:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pale Violet Red (#db7093), ΔE 3.56.

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Relative luminance0.3339

Complementary

  1. #ec779b
  2. #77ecc8

Split complementary

  1. #ec779b
  2. #77ec8e
  3. #77d5ec

Analogous

  1. #ec77d5
  2. #ec779b
  3. #ec8e77

Triadic

  1. #ec779b
  2. #9bec77
  3. #779bec

Tetradic

  1. #ec779b
  2. #ecc877
  3. #77ecc8
  4. #779bec

Square

  1. #ec779b
  2. #d5ec77
  3. #77ecc8
  4. #8e77ec

Monochromatic

  1. #b11948
  2. #e3346a
  3. #ec779b
  4. #f5bacc
  5. #fcedf2

Shades

#ec779b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ec779b
  2. #d46b8c
  3. #bd5f7c
  4. #a5536d
  5. #8e475d
  6. #763c4e
  7. #5e303e
  8. #47242f
  9. #2f181f
  10. #180c10
  11. #000000

Tints

#ec779b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ec779b
  2. #ee85a5
  3. #f092af
  4. #f2a0b9
  5. #f4adc3
  6. #f6bbcd
  7. #f7c9d7
  8. #f9d6e1
  9. #fbe4eb
  10. #fdf1f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ec779b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ec779b
  2. #e17898
  3. #d67996
  4. #cc7a93
  5. #c17b90
  6. #b67c8e
  7. #ab7c8b
  8. #a07d88
  9. #967e85
  10. #8b7f83
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.73:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9c9c9c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c18f9c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8a8f9c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a8a598 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fd6d84 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ba869c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c79599 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f6718e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ec779b {
  color: #ec779b;
}
Background
.bg-ec779b {
  background-color: #ec779b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ec779b {
  border: 2px solid #ec779b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ec779b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 119 155;
  --color-primary-hsl: 342 75% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ec779b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ec779b, #ec8e77);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ec779b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 119 155 / 0.35);
}

#db7093 Pale Violet Red ΔE 3.56 #de6fa1 Thulian Pink ΔE 5.06 #fc8eac Flamingo Pink ΔE 5.79 #de5d83 Blush ΔE 6.76 #ff69b4 Hot Pink ΔE 6.98 #ff55a3 Brilliant Rose ΔE 7.08 #f77fbe Persian Pink ΔE 7.33 #138864 Inverted #9c9c9c Grayscale 

Pale Violet Red
#ec779b  rgb(236, 119, 155)  hsl(342, 75%, 70%)  Pale Violet Red
#77ecc8  rgb(119, 236, 200)  hsl(162, 75%, 70%)  Aquamarine
#9bec77  rgb(155, 236, 119)  hsl(102, 75%, 70%)  Light Green
#779bec  rgb(119, 155, 236)  hsl(222, 75%, 70%)  Cornflower Blue