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#EE6E89

#ee6e89 ≈ Pale Violet Red

  • red
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ee6e89 is a color from the red family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.33% red, 43.14% green and 53.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 53.78% magenta, 42.44% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 347.34°, with 79.01% saturation and 68.24% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with energy, passion and urgency. 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 7.23:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pale Violet Red (#db7093), ΔE 5.25.

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Web safe#ff6699
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Relative luminance0.3114

Complementary

  1. #ee6e89
  2. #6eeed3

Split complementary

  1. #ee6e89
  2. #6eee93
  3. #6ec9ee

Analogous

  1. #ee6ec9
  2. #ee6e89
  3. #ee936e

Triadic

  1. #ee6e89
  2. #89ee6e
  3. #6e89ee

Tetradic

  1. #ee6e89
  2. #eed36e
  3. #6eeed3
  4. #6e89ee

Square

  1. #ee6e89
  2. #c9ee6e
  3. #6eeed3
  4. #936eee

Monochromatic

  1. #af1435
  2. #e62a51
  3. #ee6e89
  4. #f6b2c1
  5. #fdedf0

Shades

#ee6e89 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ee6e89
  2. #d6637b
  3. #be586e
  4. #a74d60
  5. #8f4252
  6. #773745
  7. #5f2c37
  8. #472129
  9. #30161b
  10. #180b0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#ee6e89 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ee6e89
  2. #f07d95
  3. #f18ba1
  4. #f39aac
  5. #f5a8b8
  6. #f7b7c4
  7. #f8c5d0
  8. #fad4dc
  9. #fce2e7
  10. #fdf1f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ee6e89 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ee6e89
  2. #e37088
  3. #d87287
  4. #cd7386
  5. #c27585
  6. #b77785
  7. #ac7984
  8. #a17b83
  9. #967c82
  10. #8b7e81
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.91:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.23:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #979797 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c08992 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #87888a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a8a186 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff5f78 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b97e89 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c88f87 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fa657f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ee6e89 {
  color: #ee6e89;
}
Background
.bg-ee6e89 {
  background-color: #ee6e89;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ee6e89 {
  border: 2px solid #ee6e89;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ee6e89;
  --color-primary-rgb: 238 110 137;
  --color-primary-hsl: 347 79% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ee6e89 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ee6e89, #ee936e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ee6e89 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(238 110 137 / 0.35);
}

#db7093 Pale Violet Red ΔE 5.25 #de5d83 Blush ΔE 5.53 #f64a8a French Rose ΔE 7.05 #f08080 Light Coral ΔE 7.81 #fc8eac Flamingo Pink ΔE 8.17 #ff91a4 Salmon Pink ΔE 8.21 #de6fa1 Thulian Pink ΔE 8.21 #119176 Inverted #979797 Grayscale 

Pale Violet Red
#ee6e89  rgb(238, 110, 137)  hsl(347, 79%, 68%)  Pale Violet Red
#6eeed3  rgb(110, 238, 211)  hsl(167, 79%, 68%)  Turquoise
#89ee6e  rgb(137, 238, 110)  hsl(107, 79%, 68%)  Light Green
#6e89ee  rgb(110, 137, 238)  hsl(227, 79%, 68%)  Cornflower Blue