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#DB978C

#db978c ≈ Pastel Pink

  • red
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#db978c is a color from the red family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.88% red, 59.22% green and 54.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 31.05% magenta, 36.07% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 8.35°, with 52.32% saturation and 70.39% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.82:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Pink (#dea5a4), ΔE 5.63.

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Web safe#cc9999
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Relative luminance0.3909

Complementary

  1. #db978c
  2. #8cd0db

Split complementary

  1. #db978c
  2. #8cdbbe
  3. #8ca8db

Analogous

  1. #db8ca8
  2. #db978c
  3. #dbbe8c

Triadic

  1. #db978c
  2. #8cdb97
  3. #978cdb

Tetradic

  1. #db978c
  2. #d0db8c
  3. #8cd0db
  4. #978cdb

Square

  1. #db978c
  2. #a8db8c
  3. #8cd0db
  4. #be8cdb

Monochromatic

  1. #9d4031
  2. #c96252
  3. #db978c
  4. #edccc6
  5. #faf1ef

Shades

#db978c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #db978c
  2. #c5887e
  3. #af7970
  4. #996a62
  5. #835b54
  6. #6e4c46
  7. #583c38
  8. #422d2a
  9. #2c1e1c
  10. #160f0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#db978c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #db978c
  2. #dfa198
  3. #e2aca3
  4. #e6b6af
  5. #e9c1ba
  6. #edcbc6
  7. #f1d5d1
  8. #f4e0dd
  9. #f8eae8
  10. #fbf5f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#db978c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #db978c
  2. #d2958b
  3. #c9928a
  4. #c09088
  5. #b78e87
  6. #ae8c86
  7. #a48985
  8. #9b8784
  9. #928582
  10. #898281
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.38:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.82:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a8a8a8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bea19d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a6a08b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b6ad8b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e98e94 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bd9c8b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c6a58c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e49291 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-db978c {
  color: #db978c;
}
Background
.bg-db978c {
  background-color: #db978c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-db978c {
  border: 2px solid #db978c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #db978c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 151 140;
  --color-primary-hsl: 8 52% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-db978c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #db978c, #dbbe8c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-db978c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 151 140 / 0.35);
}

#dea5a4 Pastel Pink ΔE 5.63 #e9967a Dark Salmon ΔE 6.26 #ffa089 Vivid Tangerine ΔE 7.33 #bc8f8f Rosy Brown ΔE 7.73 #f08080 Light Coral ΔE 8.09 #c08081 Old Rose ΔE 8.54 #fa8072 Salmon ΔE 8.75 #246873 Inverted #a8a8a8 Grayscale 

Pastel Pink
#db978c  rgb(219, 151, 140)  hsl(8, 52%, 70%)  Pastel Pink
#8cd0db  rgb(140, 208, 219)  hsl(188, 52%, 70%)  Non-Photo Blue
#8cdb97  rgb(140, 219, 151)  hsl(128, 52%, 70%)  Granny Smith Apple
#978cdb  rgb(151, 140, 219)  hsl(248, 52%, 70%)  Medium Purple