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#EC79A2

#ec79a2 ≈ Pale Violet Red

  • rose
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#ec79a2 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 63.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 48.73% magenta, 31.36% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 338.61°, 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 7.82:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pale Violet Red (#db7093), ΔE 4.03.

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Relative luminance0.3412

Complementary

  1. #ec79a2
  2. #79ecc3

Split complementary

  1. #ec79a2
  2. #79ec8a
  3. #79dbec

Analogous

  1. #ec79db
  2. #ec79a2
  3. #ec8a79

Triadic

  1. #ec79a2
  2. #a2ec79
  3. #79a2ec

Tetradic

  1. #ec79a2
  2. #ecc379
  3. #79ecc3
  4. #79a2ec

Square

  1. #ec79a2
  2. #dbec79
  3. #79ecc3
  4. #8a79ec

Monochromatic

  1. #b31950
  2. #e23673
  3. #ec79a2
  4. #f5bcd0
  5. #fcedf3

Shades

#ec79a2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ec79a2
  2. #d46d92
  3. #bd6182
  4. #a55571
  5. #8e4961
  6. #763d51
  7. #5e3041
  8. #472431
  9. #2f1820
  10. #180c10
  11. #000000

Tints

#ec79a2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ec79a2
  2. #ee86ab
  3. #f094b5
  4. #f2a1be
  5. #f4afc7
  6. #f6bcd1
  7. #f7c9da
  8. #f9d7e3
  9. #fbe4ec
  10. #fdf2f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ec79a2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ec79a2
  2. #e17a9f
  3. #d67a9b
  4. #cc7b98
  5. #c17c94
  6. #b67d91
  7. #ab7d8e
  8. #a07e8a
  9. #967f87
  10. #8b7f83
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.68:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.82:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9e9e9e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c291a0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8a91a3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a8a69f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fc7188 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ba88a3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c796a0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f67493 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ec79a2 {
  color: #ec79a2;
}
Background
.bg-ec79a2 {
  background-color: #ec79a2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ec79a2 {
  border: 2px solid #ec79a2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ec79a2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 121 162;
  --color-primary-hsl: 339 75% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ec79a2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ec79a2, #ec8a79);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ec79a2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 121 162 / 0.35);
}

#db7093 Pale Violet Red ΔE 4.03 #de6fa1 Thulian Pink ΔE 4.19 #fc8eac Flamingo Pink ΔE 5.71 #f77fbe Persian Pink ΔE 5.74 #ff69b4 Hot Pink ΔE 5.81 #ff55a3 Brilliant Rose ΔE 6.67 #de5d83 Blush ΔE 7.69 #13865d Inverted #9e9e9e Grayscale 

Pale Violet Red
#ec79a2  rgb(236, 121, 162)  hsl(339, 75%, 70%)  Pale Violet Red
#79ecc3  rgb(121, 236, 195)  hsl(159, 75%, 70%)  Aquamarine
#a2ec79  rgb(162, 236, 121)  hsl(99, 75%, 70%)  Light Green
#79a2ec  rgb(121, 162, 236)  hsl(219, 75%, 70%)  Cornflower Blue