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#DC99BC

#dc99bc ≈ Carnation Pink

  • rose
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#dc99bc is a color from the rose family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 60% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 30.45% magenta, 14.55% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 328.66°, with 48.91% saturation and 73.14% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.33:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Carnation Pink (#ffa6c9), ΔE 6.5.

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Web safe#cc99cc
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Relative luminance0.4163

Complementary

  1. #dc99bc
  2. #99dcb9

Split complementary

  1. #dc99bc
  2. #9bdc99
  3. #99dcdb

Analogous

  1. #db99dc
  2. #dc99bc
  3. #dc999b

Triadic

  1. #dc99bc
  2. #bcdc99
  3. #99bcdc

Tetradic

  1. #dc99bc
  2. #dcb999
  3. #99dcb9
  4. #99bcdc

Square

  1. #dc99bc
  2. #dcdb99
  3. #99dcb9
  4. #999bdc

Monochromatic

  1. #a43870
  2. #c86097
  3. #dc99bc
  4. #f0d2e1
  5. #faf0f5

Shades

#dc99bc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dc99bc
  2. #c68aa9
  3. #b07a96
  4. #9a6b84
  5. #845c71
  6. #6e4d5e
  7. #583d4b
  8. #422e38
  9. #2c1f26
  10. #160f13
  11. #000000

Tints

#dc99bc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dc99bc
  2. #e0a3c3
  3. #e3adc9
  4. #e7b8d0
  5. #eac2d7
  6. #eeccde
  7. #f1d6e4
  8. #f5e0eb
  9. #f8ebf2
  10. #fcf5f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dc99bc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dc99bc
  2. #d397b6
  3. #ca94b0
  4. #c092aa
  5. #b78fa4
  6. #ae8d9e
  7. #a58a98
  8. #9c8892
  9. #92858c
  10. #898386
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.25:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.33:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #adadad ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c1a5b3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9ea6bd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #aeb1ba ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e598a5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #baa1bd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c2a8bb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e298af ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dc99bc {
  color: #dc99bc;
}
Background
.bg-dc99bc {
  background-color: #dc99bc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dc99bc {
  border: 2px solid #dc99bc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dc99bc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 153 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 329 49% 73%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dc99bc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dc99bc, #dc999b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dc99bc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 153 188 / 0.35);
}

#ffa6c9 Carnation Pink ΔE 6.50 #f6adc6 Nadeshiko Pink ΔE 6.61 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 6.75 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 7.72 #cc8899 Puce ΔE 7.86 #f77fbe Persian Pink ΔE 8.09 #fc8eac Flamingo Pink ΔE 8.35 #236643 Inverted #adadad Grayscale 

Carnation Pink
#dc99bc  rgb(220, 153, 188)  hsl(329, 49%, 73%)  Carnation Pink
#99dcb9  rgb(153, 220, 185)  hsl(149, 49%, 73%)  Seafoam Green
#bcdc99  rgb(188, 220, 153)  hsl(89, 49%, 73%)  Granny Smith Apple
#99bcdc  rgb(153, 188, 220)  hsl(209, 49%, 73%)  Light Steel Blue