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#EC9999

#ec9999 ≈ Pastel Pink

  • pink
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#ec9999 is a color from the pink family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.55% red, 60% green and 60% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 35.17% magenta, 35.17% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 0°, with 68.6% 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 9.58:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Pink (#dea5a4), ΔE 5.14.

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Web safe#ff9999
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Relative luminance0.4292

Complementary

  1. #ec9999
  2. #99ecec

Split complementary

  1. #ec9999
  2. #99ecc2
  3. #99c2ec

Analogous

  1. #ec99c2
  2. #ec9999
  3. #ecc299

Triadic

  1. #ec9999
  2. #99ec99
  3. #9999ec

Tetradic

  1. #ec9999
  2. #ecec99
  3. #99ecec
  4. #9999ec

Square

  1. #ec9999
  2. #c2ec99
  3. #99ecec
  4. #c299ec

Monochromatic

  1. #c72525
  2. #e05858
  3. #ec9999
  4. #f8d9d9
  5. #fceeee

Shades

#ec9999 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ec9999
  2. #d48a8a
  3. #bd7a7a
  4. #a56b6b
  5. #8e5c5c
  6. #764d4d
  7. #5e3d3d
  8. #472e2e
  9. #2f1f1f
  10. #180f0f
  11. #000000

Tints

#ec9999 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ec9999
  2. #eea3a3
  3. #f0adad
  4. #f2b8b8
  5. #f4c2c2
  6. #f6cccc
  7. #f7d6d6
  8. #f9e0e0
  9. #fbebeb
  10. #fdf5f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ec9999 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ec9999
  2. #e19797
  3. #d69494
  4. #cc9292
  5. #c18f8f
  6. #b68d8d
  7. #ab8a8a
  8. #a08888
  9. #968585
  10. #8b8383
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.19:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #afafaf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #caa7a7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a9a599 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bdb598 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fc909a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c7a199 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d2ab98 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f69499 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ec9999 {
  color: #ec9999;
}
Background
.bg-ec9999 {
  background-color: #ec9999;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ec9999 {
  border: 2px solid #ec9999;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ec9999;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 153 153;
  --color-primary-hsl: 0 69% 76%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ec9999 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ec9999, #ecc299);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ec9999 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 153 153 / 0.35);
}

#dea5a4 Pastel Pink ΔE 5.14 #ff91a4 Salmon Pink ΔE 6.28 #f08080 Light Coral ΔE 6.40 #ffb6c1 Light Pink ΔE 8.49 #ffa089 Vivid Tangerine ΔE 8.55 #fdbcb4 Melon ΔE 8.74 #fc8eac Flamingo Pink ΔE 8.85 #136666 Inverted #afafaf Grayscale 

Pastel Pink
#ec9999  rgb(236, 153, 153)  hsl(0, 69%, 76%)  Pastel Pink
#99ecec  rgb(153, 236, 236)  hsl(180, 69%, 76%)  Pale Turquoise
#99ec99  rgb(153, 236, 153)  hsl(120, 69%, 76%)  Light Green
#9999ec  rgb(153, 153, 236)  hsl(240, 69%, 76%)  Wild Blue Yonder