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#F96C8D

#f96c8d ≈ Pale Violet Red

  • red
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#f96c8d is a color from the red family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 97.65% red, 42.35% green and 55.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 56.63% magenta, 43.37% yellow and 2.35% black. Its hue angle is 345.96°, with 92.16% saturation and 70% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with energy, passion and urgency. Designers typically use it for food and restaurant brands, sales and promotions and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.56:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pale Violet Red (#db7093), ΔE 6.16.

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Relative luminance0.3279

Complementary

  1. #f96c8d
  2. #6cf9d8

Split complementary

  1. #f96c8d
  2. #6cf992
  3. #6cd3f9

Analogous

  1. #f96cd3
  2. #f96c8d
  3. #f9926c

Triadic

  1. #f96c8d
  2. #8df96c
  3. #6c8df9

Tetradic

  1. #f96c8d
  2. #f9d86c
  3. #6cf9d8
  4. #6c8df9

Square

  1. #f96c8d
  2. #d3f96c
  3. #6cf9d8
  4. #926cf9

Monochromatic

  1. #c40834
  2. #f62254
  3. #f96c8d
  4. #fcb5c6
  5. #feebf0

Shades

#f96c8d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #f96c8d
  2. #e0617f
  3. #c75671
  4. #ae4c63
  5. #954155
  6. #7d3647
  7. #642b38
  8. #4b202a
  9. #32161c
  10. #190b0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#f96c8d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #f96c8d
  2. #fa7b98
  3. #fa89a4
  4. #fb98af
  5. #fba7bb
  6. #fcb6c6
  7. #fdc4d1
  8. #fdd3dd
  9. #fee2e8
  10. #fef0f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#f96c8d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #f96c8d
  2. #ed6e8c
  3. #e1708a
  4. #d57289
  5. #c97488
  6. #bd7687
  7. #b07885
  8. #a47a84
  9. #987c83
  10. #8c7e81
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.78:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9b9b9b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c88b96 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #888a8e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ada68a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff5b78 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c07f8d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d0928b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ff6281 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-f96c8d {
  color: #f96c8d;
}
Background
.bg-f96c8d {
  background-color: #f96c8d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-f96c8d {
  border: 2px solid #f96c8d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #f96c8d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 249 108 141;
  --color-primary-hsl: 346 92% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-f96c8d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f96c8d, #f9926c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-f96c8d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(249 108 141 / 0.35);
}

#db7093 Pale Violet Red ΔE 6.16 #de5d83 Blush ΔE 6.48 #f64a8a French Rose ΔE 6.77 #fc8eac Flamingo Pink ΔE 7.61 #ff91a4 Salmon Pink ΔE 7.80 #ff55a3 Brilliant Rose ΔE 8.04 #de6fa1 Thulian Pink ΔE 8.46 #069372 Inverted #9b9b9b Grayscale 

Pale Violet Red
#f96c8d  rgb(249, 108, 141)  hsl(346, 92%, 70%)  Pale Violet Red
#6cf9d8  rgb(108, 249, 216)  hsl(166, 92%, 70%)  Aquamarine
#8df96c  rgb(141, 249, 108)  hsl(106, 92%, 70%)  Mint Green
#6c8df9  rgb(108, 141, 249)  hsl(226, 92%, 70%)  Cornflower Blue