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#EC9986

#ec9986 ≈ Dark Salmon

  • pink
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#ec9986 is a color from the pink family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.55% red, 60% green and 52.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 35.17% magenta, 43.22% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 11.18°, with 72.86% saturation and 72.55% 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 9.47:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Salmon (#e9967a), ΔE 3.25.

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Relative luminance0.4234

Complementary

  1. #ec9986
  2. #86d9ec

Split complementary

  1. #ec9986
  2. #86eccc
  3. #86a6ec

Analogous

  1. #ec86a6
  2. #ec9986
  3. #eccc86

Triadic

  1. #ec9986
  2. #86ec99
  3. #9986ec

Tetradic

  1. #ec9986
  2. #d9ec86
  3. #86d9ec
  4. #9986ec

Square

  1. #ec9986
  2. #a6ec86
  3. #86d9ec
  4. #cc86ec

Monochromatic

  1. #bc3b1d
  2. #e26144
  3. #ec9986
  4. #f6d1c8
  5. #fcf0ed

Shades

#ec9986 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ec9986
  2. #d48a79
  3. #bd7a6b
  4. #a56b5e
  5. #8e5c50
  6. #764d43
  7. #5e3d36
  8. #472e28
  9. #2f1f1b
  10. #180f0d
  11. #000000

Tints

#ec9986 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ec9986
  2. #eea392
  3. #f0ad9e
  4. #f2b8aa
  5. #f4c2b6
  6. #f6ccc3
  7. #f7d6cf
  8. #f9e0db
  9. #fbebe7
  10. #fdf5f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ec9986 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ec9986
  2. #e19785
  3. #d69485
  4. #cc9284
  5. #c18f84
  6. #b68d83
  7. #ab8a82
  8. #a08882
  9. #968581
  10. #8b8381
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.22:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.47:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aeaeae ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #caa6a0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #aca484 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c0b585 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fd8d94 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c9a085 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d3aa85 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f7928f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ec9986 {
  color: #ec9986;
}
Background
.bg-ec9986 {
  background-color: #ec9986;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ec9986 {
  border: 2px solid #ec9986;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ec9986;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 153 134;
  --color-primary-hsl: 11 73% 73%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ec9986 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ec9986, #eccc86);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ec9986 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 153 134 / 0.35);
}

#e9967a Dark Salmon ΔE 3.25 #ffa089 Vivid Tangerine ΔE 3.52 #ffa07a Light Salmon ΔE 6.41 #fa8072 Salmon ΔE 6.94 #dea5a4 Pastel Pink ΔE 8.45 #f08080 Light Coral ΔE 8.50 #fdbcb4 Melon ΔE 9.49 #136679 Inverted #aeaeae Grayscale 

Dark Salmon
#ec9986  rgb(236, 153, 134)  hsl(11, 73%, 73%)  Dark Salmon
#86d9ec  rgb(134, 217, 236)  hsl(191, 73%, 73%)  Non-Photo Blue
#86ec99  rgb(134, 236, 153)  hsl(131, 73%, 73%)  Light Green
#9986ec  rgb(153, 134, 236)  hsl(251, 73%, 73%)  Medium Purple