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#EC79A0

#ec79a0 ≈ Pale Violet Red

  • rose
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#ec79a0 is a color from the rose family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.55% red, 47.45% green and 62.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 48.73% magenta, 32.2% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 339.65°, with 75.16% saturation and 70% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, 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 7.81:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pale Violet Red (#db7093), ΔE 3.88.

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Relative luminance0.3405

Complementary

  1. #ec79a0
  2. #79ecc5

Split complementary

  1. #ec79a0
  2. #79ec8b
  3. #79daec

Analogous

  1. #ec79da
  2. #ec79a0
  3. #ec8b79

Triadic

  1. #ec79a0
  2. #a0ec79
  3. #79a0ec

Tetradic

  1. #ec79a0
  2. #ecc579
  3. #79ecc5
  4. #79a0ec

Square

  1. #ec79a0
  2. #daec79
  3. #79ecc5
  4. #8b79ec

Monochromatic

  1. #b3194d
  2. #e23671
  3. #ec79a0
  4. #f5bcd0
  5. #fcedf2

Shades

#ec79a0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ec79a0
  2. #d46d90
  3. #bd6180
  4. #a55570
  5. #8e4960
  6. #763d50
  7. #5e3040
  8. #472430
  9. #2f1820
  10. #180c10
  11. #000000

Tints

#ec79a0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ec79a0
  2. #ee86aa
  3. #f094b3
  4. #f2a1bd
  5. #f4afc6
  6. #f6bcd0
  7. #f7c9d9
  8. #f9d7e3
  9. #fbe4ec
  10. #fdf2f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ec79a0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ec79a0
  2. #e17a9d
  3. #d67a9a
  4. #cc7b96
  5. #c17c93
  6. #b67d90
  7. #ab7d8d
  8. #a07e8a
  9. #967f86
  10. #8b7f83
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.69:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.81:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9e9e9e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c2909f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8b91a1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a8a69d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fc7187 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ba88a1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c7969e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f67492 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ec79a0 {
  color: #ec79a0;
}
Background
.bg-ec79a0 {
  background-color: #ec79a0;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ec79a0 {
  border: 2px solid #ec79a0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ec79a0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 121 160;
  --color-primary-hsl: 340 75% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ec79a0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ec79a0, #ec8b79);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ec79a0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 121 160 / 0.35);
}

#db7093 Pale Violet Red ΔE 3.88 #de6fa1 Thulian Pink ΔE 4.51 #fc8eac Flamingo Pink ΔE 5.56 #ff69b4 Hot Pink ΔE 6.23 #f77fbe Persian Pink ΔE 6.23 #ff55a3 Brilliant Rose ΔE 6.88 #de5d83 Blush ΔE 7.47 #13865f Inverted #9e9e9e Grayscale 

Pale Violet Red
#ec79a0  rgb(236, 121, 160)  hsl(340, 75%, 70%)  Pale Violet Red
#79ecc5  rgb(121, 236, 197)  hsl(160, 75%, 70%)  Aquamarine
#a0ec79  rgb(160, 236, 121)  hsl(100, 75%, 70%)  Light Green
#79a0ec  rgb(121, 160, 236)  hsl(220, 75%, 70%)  Cornflower Blue