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#EF99BC

#ef99bc ≈ Carnation Pink

  • pink
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#ef99bc is a color from the pink family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.73% red, 60% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 35.98% magenta, 21.34% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 335.58°, with 72.88% saturation and 76.86% 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 9.95:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Carnation Pink (#ffa6c9), ΔE 3.65.

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Web safe#ff99cc
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Relative luminance0.4476

Complementary

  1. #ef99bc
  2. #99efcc

Split complementary

  1. #ef99bc
  2. #99efa1
  3. #99e7ef

Analogous

  1. #ef99e7
  2. #ef99bc
  3. #efa199

Triadic

  1. #ef99bc
  2. #bcef99
  3. #99bcef

Tetradic

  1. #ef99bc
  2. #efcc99
  3. #99efcc
  4. #99bcef

Square

  1. #ef99bc
  2. #e7ef99
  3. #99efcc
  4. #a199ef

Monochromatic

  1. #cf2067
  2. #e55791
  3. #ef99bc
  4. #f9dbe7
  5. #fcedf3

Shades

#ef99bc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ef99bc
  2. #d78aa9
  3. #bf7a96
  4. #a76b84
  5. #8f5c71
  6. #784d5e
  7. #603d4b
  8. #482e38
  9. #301f26
  10. #180f13
  11. #000000

Tints

#ef99bc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ef99bc
  2. #f1a3c3
  3. #f2adc9
  4. #f4b8d0
  5. #f5c2d7
  6. #f7ccde
  7. #f9d6e4
  8. #fae0eb
  9. #fcebf2
  10. #fdf5f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ef99bc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ef99bc
  2. #e497b6
  3. #d994b0
  4. #ce92aa
  5. #c38fa4
  6. #b88d9e
  7. #ac8a98
  8. #a18892
  9. #96858c
  10. #8b8386
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.11:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.95:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b2b2b2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cea9b6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a2a9bd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b8b8ba ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fc96a5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c6a3bd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d0adbb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f797af ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ef99bc {
  color: #ef99bc;
}
Background
.bg-ef99bc {
  background-color: #ef99bc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ef99bc {
  border: 2px solid #ef99bc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ef99bc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 239 153 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 336 73% 77%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ef99bc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ef99bc, #efa199);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ef99bc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(239 153 188 / 0.35);
}

#ffa6c9 Carnation Pink ΔE 3.65 #f6adc6 Nadeshiko Pink ΔE 4.96 #fc8eac Flamingo Pink ΔE 5.03 #f77fbe Persian Pink ΔE 6.85 #ff91a4 Salmon Pink ΔE 7.53 #cc8899 Puce ΔE 8.55 #ffb7c5 Cherry Blossom Pink ΔE 8.57 #106643 Inverted #b2b2b2 Grayscale 

Carnation Pink
#ef99bc  rgb(239, 153, 188)  hsl(336, 73%, 77%)  Carnation Pink
#99efcc  rgb(153, 239, 204)  hsl(156, 73%, 77%)  Magic Mint
#bcef99  rgb(188, 239, 153)  hsl(96, 73%, 77%)  Granny Smith Apple
#99bcef  rgb(153, 188, 239)  hsl(216, 73%, 77%)  Light Steel Blue