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#EE9BC5

#ee9bc5 ≈ Carnation Pink

  • rose
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#ee9bc5 is a color from the rose family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.33% red, 60.78% green and 77.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 34.87% magenta, 17.23% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 329.64°, with 70.94% 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 10.13:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Carnation Pink (#ffa6c9), ΔE 4.08.

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Web safe#ff99cc
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Relative luminance0.4565

Complementary

  1. #ee9bc5
  2. #9beec4

Split complementary

  1. #ee9bc5
  2. #9cee9b
  3. #9beeee

Analogous

  1. #ee9bee
  2. #ee9bc5
  3. #ee9b9c

Triadic

  1. #ee9bc5
  2. #c5ee9b
  3. #9bc5ee

Tetradic

  1. #ee9bc5
  2. #eec49b
  3. #9beec4
  4. #9bc5ee

Square

  1. #ee9bc5
  2. #eeee9b
  3. #9beec4
  4. #9b9cee

Monochromatic

  1. #cd2379
  2. #e35a9f
  3. #ee9bc5
  4. #f9dceb
  5. #fceef5

Shades

#ee9bc5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ee9bc5
  2. #d68cb1
  3. #be7c9e
  4. #a76d8a
  5. #8f5d76
  6. #774e63
  7. #5f3e4f
  8. #472f3b
  9. #301f27
  10. #181014
  11. #000000

Tints

#ee9bc5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ee9bc5
  2. #f0a5cb
  3. #f1afd1
  4. #f3b9d6
  5. #f5c3dc
  6. #f7cde2
  7. #f8d7e8
  8. #fae1ee
  9. #fcebf3
  10. #fdf5f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ee9bc5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ee9bc5
  2. #e398be
  3. #d896b7
  4. #cd93b0
  5. #c290a9
  6. #b78ea3
  7. #ac8b9c
  8. #a18895
  9. #96858e
  10. #8b8387
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.07:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.13:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b4b4b4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ceabbb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a2acc7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b6b9c3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f999aa ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c5a5c6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cfaec4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f59ab5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ee9bc5 {
  color: #ee9bc5;
}
Background
.bg-ee9bc5 {
  background-color: #ee9bc5;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ee9bc5 {
  border: 2px solid #ee9bc5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ee9bc5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 238 155 197;
  --color-primary-hsl: 330 71% 77%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ee9bc5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ee9bc5, #ee9b9c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ee9bc5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(238 155 197 / 0.35);
}

#ffa6c9 Carnation Pink ΔE 4.08 #f6adc6 Nadeshiko Pink ΔE 5.66 #f77fbe Persian Pink ΔE 6.52 #fc8eac Flamingo Pink ΔE 7.06 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 7.71 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 8.93 #ffb7c5 Cherry Blossom Pink ΔE 9.66 #11643a Inverted #b4b4b4 Grayscale 

Carnation Pink
#ee9bc5  rgb(238, 155, 197)  hsl(330, 71%, 77%)  Carnation Pink
#9beec4  rgb(155, 238, 196)  hsl(150, 71%, 77%)  Seafoam Green
#c5ee9b  rgb(197, 238, 155)  hsl(90, 71%, 77%)  Granny Smith Apple
#9bc5ee  rgb(155, 197, 238)  hsl(210, 71%, 77%)  Light Sky Blue