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#F499CD

#f499cd ≈ Carnation Pink

  • rose
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#f499cd is a color from the rose family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 95.69% red, 60% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 37.3% magenta, 15.98% yellow and 4.31% black. Its hue angle is 325.71°, with 80.53% 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 10.28:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Carnation Pink (#ffa6c9), ΔE 5.12.

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Web safe#ff99cc
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Relative luminance0.4642

Complementary

  1. #f499cd
  2. #99f4c0

Split complementary

  1. #f499cd
  2. #9ff499
  3. #99f4ed

Analogous

  1. #ed99f4
  2. #f499cd
  3. #f4999f

Triadic

  1. #f499cd
  2. #cdf499
  3. #99cdf4

Tetradic

  1. #f499cd
  2. #f4c099
  3. #99f4c0
  4. #99cdf4

Square

  1. #f499cd
  2. #f4ed99
  3. #99f4c0
  4. #999ff4

Monochromatic

  1. #dc1888
  2. #ed54ab
  3. #f499cd
  4. #fbdeef
  5. #fdedf6

Shades

#f499cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #f499cd
  2. #dc8ab9
  3. #c37aa4
  4. #ab6b90
  5. #925c7b
  6. #7a4d67
  7. #623d52
  8. #492e3e
  9. #311f29
  10. #180f15
  11. #000000

Tints

#f499cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #f499cd
  2. #f5a3d2
  3. #f6add7
  4. #f7b8dc
  5. #f8c2e1
  6. #facce6
  7. #fbd6eb
  8. #fce0f0
  9. #fdebf5
  10. #fef5fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#f499cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #f499cd
  2. #e897c5
  3. #dd94be
  4. #d192b6
  5. #c68fae
  6. #ba8da7
  7. #ae8a9f
  8. #a38897
  9. #97858f
  10. #8c8388
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.04:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.28:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b5b5b5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d1abbf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9faccf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b6bbcb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff98ac ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c7a5ce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d2aecc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fb99ba ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-f499cd {
  color: #f499cd;
}
Background
.bg-f499cd {
  background-color: #f499cd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-f499cd {
  border: 2px solid #f499cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #f499cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 244 153 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 326 81% 78%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-f499cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f499cd, #f4999f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-f499cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(244 153 205 / 0.35);
}

#ffa6c9 Carnation Pink ΔE 5.12 #f77fbe Persian Pink ΔE 5.65 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 6.87 #f6adc6 Nadeshiko Pink ΔE 7.30 #fc8eac Flamingo Pink ΔE 8.18 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 9.61 #ff69b4 Hot Pink ΔE 9.66 #0b6632 Inverted #b5b5b5 Grayscale 

Carnation Pink
#f499cd  rgb(244, 153, 205)  hsl(326, 81%, 78%)  Carnation Pink
#99f4c0  rgb(153, 244, 192)  hsl(146, 81%, 78%)  Aquamarine
#cdf499  rgb(205, 244, 153)  hsl(86, 81%, 78%)  Inchworm
#99cdf4  rgb(153, 205, 244)  hsl(206, 81%, 78%)  Light Sky Blue