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#EC9DC6

#ec9dc6 ≈ Carnation Pink

  • rose
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#ec9dc6 is a color from the rose family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.55% red, 61.57% green and 77.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 33.47% magenta, 16.1% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 328.86°, with 67.52% saturation and 77.06% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with romance, playfulness and affection. Designers typically use it for food and restaurant brands, sales and promotions and soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.2:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Carnation Pink (#ffa6c9), ΔE 4.16.

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Web safe#ff99cc
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Relative luminance0.4602

Complementary

  1. #ec9dc6
  2. #9decc3

Split complementary

  1. #ec9dc6
  2. #9fec9d
  3. #9decea

Analogous

  1. #ea9dec
  2. #ec9dc6
  3. #ec9d9f

Triadic

  1. #ec9dc6
  2. #c6ec9d
  3. #9dc6ec

Tetradic

  1. #ec9dc6
  2. #ecc39d
  3. #9decc3
  4. #9dc6ec

Square

  1. #ec9dc6
  2. #ecea9d
  3. #9decc3
  4. #9d9fec

Monochromatic

  1. #c9277b
  2. #e05da1
  3. #ec9dc6
  4. #f8ddeb
  5. #fceef5

Shades

#ec9dc6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ec9dc6
  2. #d48db2
  3. #bd7e9e
  4. #a56e8b
  5. #8e5e77
  6. #764f63
  7. #5e3f4f
  8. #472f3b
  9. #2f1f28
  10. #181014
  11. #000000

Tints

#ec9dc6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ec9dc6
  2. #eea7cc
  3. #f0b1d1
  4. #f2bad7
  5. #f4c4dd
  6. #f6cee3
  7. #f7d8e8
  8. #f9e2ee
  9. #fbebf4
  10. #fdf5f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ec9dc6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ec9dc6
  2. #e19abf
  3. #d697b8
  4. #cc94b1
  5. #c191aa
  6. #b68fa3
  7. #ab8c9c
  8. #a08995
  9. #96868e
  10. #8b8387
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.06:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.2:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b5b5b5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cdacbc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a3adc8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b6bac4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f79cab ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c5a7c7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ceafc5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f29cb7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ec9dc6 {
  color: #ec9dc6;
}
Background
.bg-ec9dc6 {
  background-color: #ec9dc6;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ec9dc6 {
  border: 2px solid #ec9dc6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ec9dc6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 157 198;
  --color-primary-hsl: 329 68% 77%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ec9dc6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ec9dc6, #ec9d9f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ec9dc6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 157 198 / 0.35);
}

#ffa6c9 Carnation Pink ΔE 4.16 #f6adc6 Nadeshiko Pink ΔE 5.43 #f77fbe Persian Pink ΔE 7.09 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 7.36 #fc8eac Flamingo Pink ΔE 7.53 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 8.37 #ffb7c5 Cherry Blossom Pink ΔE 9.48 #136239 Inverted #b5b5b5 Grayscale 

Carnation Pink
#ec9dc6  rgb(236, 157, 198)  hsl(329, 68%, 77%)  Carnation Pink
#9decc3  rgb(157, 236, 195)  hsl(149, 68%, 77%)  Seafoam Green
#c6ec9d  rgb(198, 236, 157)  hsl(89, 68%, 77%)  Granny Smith Apple
#9dc6ec  rgb(157, 198, 236)  hsl(209, 68%, 77%)  Light Sky Blue