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#DB978D

#db978d ≈ Pastel Pink

  • red
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#db978d 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 55.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 31.05% magenta, 35.62% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 7.69°, with 52% saturation and 70.59% 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 5.37.

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Relative luminance0.3912

Complementary

  1. #db978d
  2. #8dd1db

Split complementary

  1. #db978d
  2. #8ddbbe
  3. #8daadb

Analogous

  1. #db8daa
  2. #db978d
  3. #dbbe8d

Triadic

  1. #db978d
  2. #8ddb97
  3. #978ddb

Tetradic

  1. #db978d
  2. #d1db8d
  3. #8dd1db
  4. #978ddb

Square

  1. #db978d
  2. #aadb8d
  3. #8dd1db
  4. #be8ddb

Monochromatic

  1. #9d3f32
  2. #c96253
  3. #db978d
  4. #edccc7
  5. #faf1ef

Shades

#db978d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #db978d
  2. #c5887f
  3. #af7971
  4. #996a63
  5. #835b55
  6. #6e4c47
  7. #583c38
  8. #422d2a
  9. #2c1e1c
  10. #160f0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#db978d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #db978d
  2. #dfa198
  3. #e2aca4
  4. #e6b6af
  5. #e9c1bb
  6. #edcbc6
  7. #f1d5d1
  8. #f4e0dd
  9. #f8eae8
  10. #fbf5f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#db978d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #db978d
  2. #d2958c
  3. #c9928a
  4. #c09089
  5. #b78e88
  6. #ae8c87
  7. #a48985
  8. #9b8784
  9. #928583
  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 #bfa19e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a6a08c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b6ad8c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e98e94 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bd9c8c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c6a58d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e49292 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-db978d {
  color: #db978d;
}
Background
.bg-db978d {
  background-color: #db978d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-db978d {
  border: 2px solid #db978d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #db978d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 151 141;
  --color-primary-hsl: 8 52% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-db978d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #db978d, #dbbe8d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-db978d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 151 141 / 0.35);
}

#dea5a4 Pastel Pink ΔE 5.37 #e9967a Dark Salmon ΔE 6.62 #ffa089 Vivid Tangerine ΔE 7.53 #bc8f8f Rosy Brown ΔE 7.55 #f08080 Light Coral ΔE 7.94 #c08081 Old Rose ΔE 8.36 #fa8072 Salmon ΔE 8.82 #246872 Inverted #a8a8a8 Grayscale 

Pastel Pink
#db978d  rgb(219, 151, 141)  hsl(8, 52%, 71%)  Pastel Pink
#8dd1db  rgb(141, 209, 219)  hsl(188, 52%, 71%)  Non-Photo Blue
#8ddb97  rgb(141, 219, 151)  hsl(128, 52%, 71%)  Granny Smith Apple
#978ddb  rgb(151, 141, 219)  hsl(248, 52%, 71%)  Medium Purple