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#EF7997

#ef7997 ≈ Pale Violet Red

  • rose
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#ef7997 is a color from the rose family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.73% red, 47.45% green and 59.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 49.37% magenta, 36.82% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 344.75°, with 78.67% saturation and 70.59% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with romance, playfulness and affection. 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 7.85:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pale Violet Red (#db7093), ΔE 4.68.

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Web safe#ff6699
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Relative luminance0.3426

Complementary

  1. #ef7997
  2. #79efd1

Split complementary

  1. #ef7997
  2. #79ef96
  3. #79d2ef

Analogous

  1. #ef79d2
  2. #ef7997
  3. #ef9679

Triadic

  1. #ef7997
  2. #97ef79
  3. #7997ef

Tetradic

  1. #ef7997
  2. #efd179
  3. #79efd1
  4. #7997ef

Square

  1. #ef7997
  2. #d2ef79
  3. #79efd1
  4. #9679ef

Monochromatic

  1. #b9163f
  2. #e73562
  3. #ef7997
  4. #f7bdcc
  5. #fdedf1

Shades

#ef7997 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ef7997
  2. #d76d88
  3. #bf6179
  4. #a7556a
  5. #8f495b
  6. #783d4c
  7. #60303c
  8. #48242d
  9. #30181e
  10. #180c0f
  11. #000000

Tints

#ef7997 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ef7997
  2. #f186a1
  3. #f294ac
  4. #f4a1b6
  5. #f5afc1
  6. #f7bccb
  7. #f9c9d5
  8. #fad7e0
  9. #fce4ea
  10. #fdf2f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ef7997 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ef7997
  2. #e47a95
  3. #d97a92
  4. #ce7b90
  5. #c37c8e
  6. #b87d8c
  7. #ac7d89
  8. #a17e87
  9. #967f85
  10. #8b7f82
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.67:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.85:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9e9e9e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c4919b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8e9098 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #aca794 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff6e84 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bd8897 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ca9795 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fa738c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ef7997 {
  color: #ef7997;
}
Background
.bg-ef7997 {
  background-color: #ef7997;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ef7997 {
  border: 2px solid #ef7997;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ef7997;
  --color-primary-rgb: 239 121 151;
  --color-primary-hsl: 345 79% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ef7997 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ef7997, #ef9679);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ef7997 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(239 121 151 / 0.35);
}

#db7093 Pale Violet Red ΔE 4.68 #fc8eac Flamingo Pink ΔE 5.30 #ff91a4 Salmon Pink ΔE 6.22 #de6fa1 Thulian Pink ΔE 6.84 #de5d83 Blush ΔE 7.21 #cc8899 Puce ΔE 7.57 #ff55a3 Brilliant Rose ΔE 8.33 #108668 Inverted #9e9e9e Grayscale 

Pale Violet Red
#ef7997  rgb(239, 121, 151)  hsl(345, 79%, 71%)  Pale Violet Red
#79efd1  rgb(121, 239, 209)  hsl(165, 79%, 71%)  Aquamarine
#97ef79  rgb(151, 239, 121)  hsl(105, 79%, 71%)  Light Green
#7997ef  rgb(121, 151, 239)  hsl(225, 79%, 71%)  Cornflower Blue