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#EC9DCC

#ec9dcc ≈ Carnation Pink

  • rose
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#ec9dcc 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 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 33.47% magenta, 13.56% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 324.3°, 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 10.26:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Carnation Pink (#ffa6c9), ΔE 5.19.

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Web safe#ff99cc
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Relative luminance0.4631

Complementary

  1. #ec9dcc
  2. #9decbd

Split complementary

  1. #ec9dcc
  2. #a5ec9d
  3. #9dece4

Analogous

  1. #e49dec
  2. #ec9dcc
  3. #ec9da5

Triadic

  1. #ec9dcc
  2. #ccec9d
  3. #9dccec

Tetradic

  1. #ec9dcc
  2. #ecbd9d
  3. #9decbd
  4. #9dccec

Square

  1. #ec9dcc
  2. #ece49d
  3. #9decbd
  4. #9da5ec

Monochromatic

  1. #c92787
  2. #e05dab
  3. #ec9dcc
  4. #f8dded
  5. #fceef6

Shades

#ec9dcc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ec9dcc
  2. #d48db8
  3. #bd7ea3
  4. #a56e8f
  5. #8e5e7a
  6. #764f66
  7. #5e3f52
  8. #472f3d
  9. #2f1f29
  10. #181014
  11. #000000

Tints

#ec9dcc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ec9dcc
  2. #eea7d1
  3. #f0b1d6
  4. #f2badb
  5. #f4c4e0
  6. #f6cee6
  7. #f7d8eb
  8. #f9e2f0
  9. #fbebf5
  10. #fdf5fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ec9dcc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ec9dcc
  2. #e19ac4
  3. #d697bd
  4. #cc94b5
  5. #c191ae
  6. #b68fa6
  7. #ab8c9e
  8. #a08997
  9. #96868f
  10. #8b8388
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.05:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.26:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b5b5b5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cdacbf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a2aece ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b5baca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f69dae ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c4a7cd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cdafcb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f29dba ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ec9dcc {
  color: #ec9dcc;
}
Background
.bg-ec9dcc {
  background-color: #ec9dcc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ec9dcc {
  border: 2px solid #ec9dcc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ec9dcc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 157 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 324 68% 77%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ec9dcc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ec9dcc, #ec9da5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ec9dcc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 157 204 / 0.35);
}

#ffa6c9 Carnation Pink ΔE 5.19 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 5.97 #f6adc6 Nadeshiko Pink ΔE 6.64 #f77fbe Persian Pink ΔE 6.98 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 7.96 #fc8eac Flamingo Pink ΔE 8.80 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 9.75 #136233 Inverted #b5b5b5 Grayscale 

Carnation Pink
#ec9dcc  rgb(236, 157, 204)  hsl(324, 68%, 77%)  Carnation Pink
#9decbd  rgb(157, 236, 189)  hsl(144, 68%, 77%)  Seafoam Green
#ccec9d  rgb(204, 236, 157)  hsl(84, 68%, 77%)  Tea Green
#9dccec  rgb(157, 204, 236)  hsl(204, 68%, 77%)  Light Sky Blue