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#E997BA

#e997ba ≈ Carnation Pink

  • pink
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#e997ba is a color from the pink family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 91.37% red, 59.22% green and 72.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 35.19% magenta, 20.17% yellow and 8.63% black. Its hue angle is 334.39°, with 65.08% saturation and 75.29% 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 soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.6:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Carnation Pink (#ffa6c9), ΔE 4.64.

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Web safe#ff99cc
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Relative luminance0.43

Complementary

  1. #e997ba
  2. #97e9c6

Split complementary

  1. #e997ba
  2. #97e99d
  3. #97e3e9

Analogous

  1. #e997e3
  2. #e997ba
  3. #e99d97

Triadic

  1. #e997ba
  2. #bae997
  3. #97bae9

Tetradic

  1. #e997ba
  2. #e9c697
  3. #97e9c6
  4. #97bae9

Square

  1. #e997ba
  2. #e3e997
  3. #97e9c6
  4. #9d97e9

Monochromatic

  1. #bf2868
  2. #dc5890
  3. #e997ba
  4. #f6d6e4
  5. #fbeef4

Shades

#e997ba mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e997ba
  2. #d288a7
  3. #ba7995
  4. #a36a82
  5. #8c5b70
  6. #754c5d
  7. #5d3c4a
  8. #462d38
  9. #2f1e25
  10. #170f13
  11. #000000

Tints

#e997ba mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e997ba
  2. #eba1c1
  3. #edacc8
  4. #f0b6cf
  5. #f2c1d6
  6. #f4cbdd
  7. #f6d5e3
  8. #f8e0ea
  9. #fbeaf1
  10. #fdf5f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e997ba mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e997ba
  2. #df95b4
  3. #d492ae
  4. #ca90a9
  5. #bf8ea3
  6. #b58c9d
  7. #aa8997
  8. #a08791
  9. #95858c
  10. #8b8286
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.19:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #afafaf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c9a6b4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a0a7bb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b4b5b8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f594a3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c1a1bb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cbaab9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f095ad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e997ba {
  color: #e997ba;
}
Background
.bg-e997ba {
  background-color: #e997ba;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e997ba {
  border: 2px solid #e997ba;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e997ba;
  --color-primary-rgb: 233 151 186;
  --color-primary-hsl: 334 65% 75%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e997ba {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e997ba, #e99d97);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e997ba {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(233 151 186 / 0.35);
}

#ffa6c9 Carnation Pink ΔE 4.64 #f6adc6 Nadeshiko Pink ΔE 5.61 #fc8eac Flamingo Pink ΔE 5.61 #f77fbe Persian Pink ΔE 6.71 #cc8899 Puce ΔE 7.85 #ff91a4 Salmon Pink ΔE 8.11 #ffb7c5 Cherry Blossom Pink ΔE 9.27 #166845 Inverted #afafaf Grayscale 

Carnation Pink
#e997ba  rgb(233, 151, 186)  hsl(334, 65%, 75%)  Carnation Pink
#97e9c6  rgb(151, 233, 198)  hsl(154, 65%, 75%)  Seafoam Green
#bae997  rgb(186, 233, 151)  hsl(94, 65%, 75%)  Granny Smith Apple
#97bae9  rgb(151, 186, 233)  hsl(214, 65%, 75%)  Light Steel Blue