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#e59ca8 color: Vintage Victorian

#e59ca8 is rgb(229, 156, 168) in RGB and oklch(76.741% 0.08839 8.553) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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350°
100%

76.7%
0.088
9°
  • Pink
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Lilac
  • rose-300
  • Black 10%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.18:1Hard to read
Lc -47
Black text
9.65:1Readable · AA
Lc 61

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About #e59ca8

#e59ca8 is a soft light pink color. In OKLCH it has 76.7% lightness, 0.088 chroma and a hue of 9°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.18:1 contrast and black text 9.65:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Vintage Victorian (#e59dac). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is rose-300.

More light pink colors

Lighter: #e59ca8 mixed with white

  1. e59ca8
  2. e8a6b0
  3. ebb0b9
  4. efbac1
  5. f1c3ca
  6. f4cdd3
  7. f7d7db
  8. f9e1e4
  9. fbebed
  10. fdf5f6

Darker: #e59ca8 mixed with black

  1. e59ca8
  2. c78792
  3. aa737c
  4. 8e5f67
  5. 724c52
  6. 58393f
  7. 3f282c
  8. 28181a
  9. 12090a
  10. 030101

Calmer: #e59ca8 with less saturation

  1. e59ca8
  2. e19fa9
  3. dca1aa
  4. d7a4ab
  5. d2a6ac
  6. cea8ae
  7. c9abaf
  8. c3adb0
  9. beafb1
  10. b9b1b2

Questions about #e59ca8

What color is #e59ca8?

#e59ca8 is soft light pink. The closest named color is Vintage Victorian. In RGB it is rgb(229, 156, 168), in HSL hsl(350.14, 58.4%, 75.49%) and in OKLCH oklch(76.741% 0.08839 8.553).

What colors go well with #e59ca8?

The complementary color of #e59ca8 is #6bc6be. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #d99ec7 and #e5a08a. The triadic partners are #a2bf82 and #87b9ea.

Is white or black text more readable on #e59ca8?

Black text reads better on #e59ca8: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.18:1 and black gives 9.65:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #e59ca8 a warm or cool color?

#e59ca8 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 9 degrees, its lightness 76.7% and its chroma 0.088.