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#E596BC

#e596bc ≈ Carnation Pink

  • pink
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#e596bc is a color from the pink family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 89.8% red, 58.82% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 34.5% magenta, 17.9% yellow and 10.2% black. Its hue angle is 331.14°, with 60.31% saturation and 74.31% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with tenderness, care and sweetness. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, weddings and celebrations and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.42:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Carnation Pink (#ffa6c9), ΔE 5.43.

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Web safe#cc99cc
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Relative luminance0.421

Complementary

  1. #e596bc
  2. #96e5bf

Split complementary

  1. #e596bc
  2. #96e597
  3. #96e3e5

Analogous

  1. #e596e3
  2. #e596bc
  3. #e59796

Triadic

  1. #e596bc
  2. #bce596
  3. #96bce5

Tetradic

  1. #e596bc
  2. #e5bf96
  3. #96e5bf
  4. #96bce5

Square

  1. #e596bc
  2. #e3e596
  3. #96e5bf
  4. #9796e5

Monochromatic

  1. #b52d6e
  2. #d65995
  3. #e596bc
  4. #f4d3e3
  5. #fbeff5

Shades

#e596bc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e596bc
  2. #ce87a9
  3. #b77896
  4. #a06984
  5. #895a71
  6. #734b5e
  7. #5c3c4b
  8. #452d38
  9. #2e1e26
  10. #170f13
  11. #000000

Tints

#e596bc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e596bc
  2. #e8a1c3
  3. #eaabc9
  4. #edb6d0
  5. #efc0d7
  6. #f2cbde
  7. #f5d5e4
  8. #f7e0eb
  9. #faeaf2
  10. #fcf5f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e596bc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e596bc
  2. #db94b6
  3. #d192b0
  4. #c78faa
  5. #bd8da4
  6. #b38b9e
  7. #a88998
  8. #9e8792
  9. #94848c
  10. #8a8286
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.42:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aeaeae ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c6a5b4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9da6bd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b0b3ba ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f094a3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bea0bd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c8a8bb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ec95ae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e596bc {
  color: #e596bc;
}
Background
.bg-e596bc {
  background-color: #e596bc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e596bc {
  border: 2px solid #e596bc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e596bc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 229 150 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 331 60% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e596bc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e596bc, #e59796);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e596bc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(229 150 188 / 0.35);
}

#ffa6c9 Carnation Pink ΔE 5.43 #f6adc6 Nadeshiko Pink ΔE 6.39 #f77fbe Persian Pink ΔE 6.43 #fc8eac Flamingo Pink ΔE 6.72 #cc8899 Puce ΔE 8.09 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 8.35 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 8.57 #1a6943 Inverted #aeaeae Grayscale 

Carnation Pink
#e596bc  rgb(229, 150, 188)  hsl(331, 60%, 74%)  Carnation Pink
#96e5bf  rgb(150, 229, 191)  hsl(151, 60%, 74%)  Seafoam Green
#bce596  rgb(188, 229, 150)  hsl(91, 60%, 74%)  Granny Smith Apple
#96bce5  rgb(150, 188, 229)  hsl(211, 60%, 74%)  Light Steel Blue