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#FF6C8E

#ff6c8e ≈ Pale Violet Red

  • red
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ff6c8e is a color from the red family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 100% red, 42.35% green and 55.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 57.65% magenta, 44.31% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 346.12°, with 100% saturation and 71.18% 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 7.79:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pale Violet Red (#db7093), ΔE 7.06.

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Web safe#ff6699
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Relative luminance0.3394

Complementary

  1. #ff6c8e
  2. #6cffdd

Split complementary

  1. #ff6c8e
  2. #6cff94
  3. #6cd8ff

Analogous

  1. #ff6cd8
  2. #ff6c8e
  3. #ff946c

Triadic

  1. #ff6c8e
  2. #8eff6c
  3. #6c8eff

Tetradic

  1. #ff6c8e
  2. #ffdd6c
  3. #6cffdd
  4. #6c8eff

Square

  1. #ff6c8e
  2. #d8ff6c
  3. #6cffdd
  4. #946cff

Monochromatic

  1. #d20031
  2. #ff2053
  3. #ff6c8e
  4. #ffb9c9
  5. #ffebef

Shades

#ff6c8e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ff6c8e
  2. #e66180
  3. #cc5672
  4. #b34c63
  5. #994155
  6. #803647
  7. #662b39
  8. #4d202b
  9. #33161c
  10. #1a0b0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#ff6c8e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ff6c8e
  2. #ff7b99
  3. #ff89a5
  4. #ff98b0
  5. #ffa7bb
  6. #ffb6c7
  7. #ffc4d2
  8. #ffd3dd
  9. #ffe2e8
  10. #fff0f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ff6c8e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ff6c8e
  2. #f26e8d
  3. #e6708b
  4. #d9728a
  5. #cc7488
  6. #c07687
  7. #b37886
  8. #a67a84
  9. #997c83
  10. #8d7e81
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.7:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.79:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9d9d9d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cc8c98 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8a8b8f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b0a88b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff5a79 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c4808e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d4948c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ff6182 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ff6c8e {
  color: #ff6c8e;
}
Background
.bg-ff6c8e {
  background-color: #ff6c8e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ff6c8e {
  border: 2px solid #ff6c8e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ff6c8e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 255 108 142;
  --color-primary-hsl: 346 100% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ff6c8e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ff6c8e, #ff946c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ff6c8e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(255 108 142 / 0.35);
}

#db7093 Pale Violet Red ΔE 7.06 #f64a8a French Rose ΔE 7.27 #de5d83 Blush ΔE 7.38 #fc8eac Flamingo Pink ΔE 7.46 #ff91a4 Salmon Pink ΔE 7.49 #ff55a3 Brilliant Rose ΔE 8.30 #f08080 Light Coral ΔE 8.44 #009371 Inverted #9d9d9d Grayscale 

Pale Violet Red
#ff6c8e  rgb(255, 108, 142)  hsl(346, 100%, 71%)  Pale Violet Red
#6cffdd  rgb(108, 255, 221)  hsl(166, 100%, 71%)  Aquamarine
#8eff6c  rgb(142, 255, 108)  hsl(106, 100%, 71%)  Mint Green
#6c8eff  rgb(108, 142, 255)  hsl(226, 100%, 71%)  Cornflower Blue