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#EC99BC

#ec99bc ≈ Carnation Pink

  • pink
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#ec99bc 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 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 35.17% magenta, 20.34% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 334.7°, with 68.6% saturation and 76.27% 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 9.85:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Carnation Pink (#ffa6c9), ΔE 3.99.

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Web safe#ff99cc
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Relative luminance0.4425

Complementary

  1. #ec99bc
  2. #99ecc9

Split complementary

  1. #ec99bc
  2. #99ec9f
  3. #99e5ec

Analogous

  1. #ec99e5
  2. #ec99bc
  3. #ec9f99

Triadic

  1. #ec99bc
  2. #bcec99
  3. #99bcec

Tetradic

  1. #ec99bc
  2. #ecc999
  3. #99ecc9
  4. #99bcec

Square

  1. #ec99bc
  2. #e5ec99
  3. #99ecc9
  4. #9f99ec

Monochromatic

  1. #c72569
  2. #e05892
  3. #ec99bc
  4. #f8d9e6
  5. #fceef4

Shades

#ec99bc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ec99bc
  2. #d48aa9
  3. #bd7a96
  4. #a56b84
  5. #8e5c71
  6. #764d5e
  7. #5e3d4b
  8. #472e38
  9. #2f1f26
  10. #180f13
  11. #000000

Tints

#ec99bc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ec99bc
  2. #eea3c3
  3. #f0adc9
  4. #f2b8d0
  5. #f4c2d7
  6. #f6ccde
  7. #f7d6e4
  8. #f9e0eb
  9. #fbebf2
  10. #fdf5f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ec99bc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ec99bc
  2. #e197b6
  3. #d694b0
  4. #cc92aa
  5. #c18fa4
  6. #b68d9e
  7. #ab8a98
  8. #a08892
  9. #96858c
  10. #8b8386
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.13:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.85:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b2b2b2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cca8b6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a2a9bd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b6b7ba ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f896a5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c4a3bd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ceacbb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f397af ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ec99bc {
  color: #ec99bc;
}
Background
.bg-ec99bc {
  background-color: #ec99bc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ec99bc {
  border: 2px solid #ec99bc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ec99bc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 153 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 335 69% 76%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ec99bc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ec99bc, #ec9f99);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ec99bc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 153 188 / 0.35);
}

#ffa6c9 Carnation Pink ΔE 3.99 #f6adc6 Nadeshiko Pink ΔE 5.08 #fc8eac Flamingo Pink ΔE 5.50 #f77fbe Persian Pink ΔE 6.91 #ff91a4 Salmon Pink ΔE 7.96 #cc8899 Puce ΔE 8.34 #ffb7c5 Cherry Blossom Pink ΔE 8.78 #136643 Inverted #b2b2b2 Grayscale 

Carnation Pink
#ec99bc  rgb(236, 153, 188)  hsl(335, 69%, 76%)  Carnation Pink
#99ecc9  rgb(153, 236, 201)  hsl(155, 69%, 76%)  Magic Mint
#bcec99  rgb(188, 236, 153)  hsl(95, 69%, 76%)  Granny Smith Apple
#99bcec  rgb(153, 188, 236)  hsl(215, 69%, 76%)  Light Steel Blue