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#EE9999

#ee9999 ≈ Pastel Pink

  • pink
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#ee9999 is a color from the pink family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.33% red, 60% green and 60% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 35.71% magenta, 35.71% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 0°, with 71.43% saturation and 76.67% 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 9.65:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Pink (#dea5a4), ΔE 5.41.

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Web safe#ff9999
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Relative luminance0.4326

Complementary

  1. #ee9999
  2. #99eeee

Split complementary

  1. #ee9999
  2. #99eec4
  3. #99c4ee

Analogous

  1. #ee99c4
  2. #ee9999
  3. #eec499

Triadic

  1. #ee9999
  2. #99ee99
  3. #9999ee

Tetradic

  1. #ee9999
  2. #eeee99
  3. #99eeee
  4. #9999ee

Square

  1. #ee9999
  2. #c4ee99
  3. #99eeee
  4. #c499ee

Monochromatic

  1. #cc2222
  2. #e35757
  3. #ee9999
  4. #f9dbdb
  5. #fceeee

Shades

#ee9999 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ee9999
  2. #d68a8a
  3. #be7a7a
  4. #a76b6b
  5. #8f5c5c
  6. #774d4d
  7. #5f3d3d
  8. #472e2e
  9. #301f1f
  10. #180f0f
  11. #000000

Tints

#ee9999 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ee9999
  2. #f0a3a3
  3. #f1adad
  4. #f3b8b8
  5. #f5c2c2
  6. #f7cccc
  7. #f8d6d6
  8. #fae0e0
  9. #fcebeb
  10. #fdf5f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ee9999 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ee9999
  2. #e39797
  3. #d89494
  4. #cd9292
  5. #c28f8f
  6. #b78d8d
  7. #ac8a8a
  8. #a18888
  9. #968585
  10. #8b8383
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.18:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b0b0b0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cca7a7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #aaa699 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #beb698 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fe8f9a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c9a199 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d3ab98 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f89399 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ee9999 {
  color: #ee9999;
}
Background
.bg-ee9999 {
  background-color: #ee9999;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ee9999 {
  border: 2px solid #ee9999;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ee9999;
  --color-primary-rgb: 238 153 153;
  --color-primary-hsl: 0 71% 77%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ee9999 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ee9999, #eec499);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ee9999 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(238 153 153 / 0.35);
}

#dea5a4 Pastel Pink ΔE 5.41 #ff91a4 Salmon Pink ΔE 6.13 #f08080 Light Coral ΔE 6.28 #ffa089 Vivid Tangerine ΔE 8.41 #ffb6c1 Light Pink ΔE 8.48 #fdbcb4 Melon ΔE 8.72 #fa8072 Salmon ΔE 8.79 #116666 Inverted #b0b0b0 Grayscale 

Pastel Pink
#ee9999  rgb(238, 153, 153)  hsl(0, 71%, 77%)  Pastel Pink
#99eeee  rgb(153, 238, 238)  hsl(180, 71%, 77%)  Pale Turquoise
#99ee99  rgb(153, 238, 153)  hsl(120, 71%, 77%)  Light Green
#9999ee  rgb(153, 153, 238)  hsl(240, 71%, 77%)  Wild Blue Yonder