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#ef9eca ≈ Carnation Pink

  • rose
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#ef9eca is a color from the rose family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.73% red, 61.96% green and 79.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 33.89% magenta, 15.48% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 327.41°, with 71.68% saturation and 77.84% 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 10.41:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Carnation Pink (#ffa6c9), ΔE 4.16.

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Web safe#ff99cc
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Relative luminance0.4707

Complementary

  1. #ef9eca
  2. #9eefc3

Split complementary

  1. #ef9eca
  2. #a1ef9e
  3. #9eefec

Analogous

  1. #ec9eef
  2. #ef9eca
  3. #ef9ea1

Triadic

  1. #ef9eca
  2. #caef9e
  3. #9ecaef

Tetradic

  1. #ef9eca
  2. #efc39e
  3. #9eefc3
  4. #9ecaef

Square

  1. #ef9eca
  2. #efec9e
  3. #9eefc3
  4. #9ea1ef

Monochromatic

  1. #d12382
  2. #e45ca6
  3. #ef9eca
  4. #fae0ee
  5. #fcedf5

Shades

#ef9eca mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ef9eca
  2. #d78eb6
  3. #bf7ea2
  4. #a76f8d
  5. #8f5f79
  6. #784f65
  7. #603f51
  8. #482f3d
  9. #302028
  10. #181014
  11. #000000

Tints

#ef9eca mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ef9eca
  2. #f1a8cf
  3. #f2b1d5
  4. #f4bbda
  5. #f5c5df
  6. #f7cfe5
  7. #f9d8ea
  8. #fae2ef
  9. #fcecf4
  10. #fdf5fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ef9eca mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ef9eca
  2. #e49bc3
  3. #d998bb
  4. #ce95b4
  5. #c392ac
  6. #b88fa5
  7. #ac8c9e
  8. #a18996
  9. #96868f
  10. #8b8387
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.02:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.41:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b7b7b7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d0adbf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a4afcc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b8bbc8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fa9dad ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c6a8cb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d0b0c9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f59dba ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ef9eca {
  color: #ef9eca;
}
Background
.bg-ef9eca {
  background-color: #ef9eca;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ef9eca {
  border: 2px solid #ef9eca;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ef9eca;
  --color-primary-rgb: 239 158 202;
  --color-primary-hsl: 327 72% 78%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ef9eca {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ef9eca, #ef9ea1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ef9eca {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(239 158 202 / 0.35);
}

#ffa6c9 Carnation Pink ΔE 4.16 #f6adc6 Nadeshiko Pink ΔE 5.72 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 6.96 #f77fbe Persian Pink ΔE 7.04 #fc8eac Flamingo Pink ΔE 7.95 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 8.56 #ffb7c5 Cherry Blossom Pink ΔE 9.77 #106135 Inverted #b7b7b7 Grayscale 

Carnation Pink
#ef9eca  rgb(239, 158, 202)  hsl(327, 72%, 78%)  Carnation Pink
#9eefc3  rgb(158, 239, 195)  hsl(147, 72%, 78%)  Seafoam Green
#caef9e  rgb(202, 239, 158)  hsl(87, 72%, 78%)  Granny Smith Apple
#9ecaef  rgb(158, 202, 239)  hsl(207, 72%, 78%)  Light Sky Blue